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Noun: application program
  1. A program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task
    "The spreadsheet is an application program used for financial calculations and data analysis";
    - application, applications programme, app

Derived forms: application programs, applications program

Type of: computer program, computer programme [Brit], program, programme [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Application program