Found 3 items, similar to Application.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: application
aplikasi, lamaran, penerapan, pergunaan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: application
application
n 1: a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or
admission to a school;
“December 31 is the deadline for
applications”
2: the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a
particular purpose;
“he advocated the application of
statistics to the problem”;
“a novel application of
electronics to medical diagnosis” [syn:
practical application
]
3: 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” [syn:
application program
,
applications programme]
4: the work of applying something;
“the doctor prescribed a
topical application of iodine”;
“a complete bleach
requires several applications”;
“the surface was ready for
a coating of paint”; [syn:
coating,
covering]
5: liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or
medicinal action when applied to the skin;
“a lotion for
dry skin” [syn:
lotion]
6: a diligent effort;
“it is a job requiring serious
application” [syn:
diligence]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Application
Application
\Ap`pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. applicatio, fr. applicare:
cf. F. application. See
Apply.]
1. The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as,
the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
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2. The thing applied.
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He invented a new application by which blood might
be stanched. --Johnson.
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3. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to
accomplish an end; specific use.
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If a right course . . . be taken with children,
there will not be much need of the application of
the common rewards and punishments. --Locke.
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4. The act of directing or referring something to a
particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or
disagreement, fitness, or correspondence; as, I make the
remark, and leave you to make the application; the
application of a theory.
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5. Hence, in specific uses:
(a) That part of a sermon or discourse in which the
principles before laid down and illustrated are
applied to practical uses; the
“moral” of a fable.
(b) The use of the principles of one science for the
purpose of enlarging or perfecting another; as, the
application of algebra to geometry.
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6. The capacity of being practically applied or used;
relevancy; as, a rule of general application.
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7. The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self;
assiduous effort; close attention; as, to injure the
health by application to study.
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Had his application been equal to his talents, his
progress might have been greater. --J. Jay.
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8. The act of making request of soliciting; as, an
application for an office; he made application to a court
of chancery.
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9. A request; a document containing a request; as, his
application was placed on file.
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