1. The act of using something for a purpose
   "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis"; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem";
   - practical application
    
2. A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school
   "December 31 is the deadline for applications"
    
3. The action of putting something into operation
   "the application of indexes to tables of data"; "the application of maximum thrust"; "massage has far-reaching medical applications"
    
4. The work of applying something
   "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications";
   - coating, covering
    
5. A diligent effort
   "it is a job requiring serious application";
   - diligence
    
6. A program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task
   "he has tried several different word processing applications"; "The spreadsheet is an application program used for financial calculations and data analysis"; "Word processors and spreadsheets are common types of applications programmes";
   - application program, applications programme, app
    
7. Liquid preparation having a soothing, antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin
   "The doctor prescribed a topical application for the rash";
   - lotion

Derived forms: applications

Type of: action, computer program, computer programme [Brit], curative, cure, effort, elbow grease [informal], employment, exercise, exertion, manual labor [US], manual labour [Brit, Cdn], petition, postulation, program, programme [Brit, Cdn], remedy, request, sweat [informal], therapeutic, travail [literary], usage, use, utilisation [Brit], utilization

Encyclopedia: Application