[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

application program
     n : 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,
          applications programme
see also:
application applications programme 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

application program
     
         or "application", "app" a
        complete, self-contained program that performs a specific
        function directly for the user.  this is in contrast to system
        software such as the operating system kernel, server
        processes and libraries which exists to support application
        programs.
     
        editors for various kinds of documents, spreadsheets, and
        text formatters are common examples of applications.  network
        applications include clients such as those for ftp,
        electronic mail, telnet and www.
     
        the term is used fairly loosely, for instance, some might say
        that a client and server together form a distributed
        application, others might argue that editors and compilers
        were not applications but tools for building applications.
     
        one distinction between an application program and the
        operating system is that applications always run in "user
        mode" or "non-privileged mode", while operating systems and
        related utilities may run in "supervisor mode" or "privileged
        mode".
     
        the term may also be used to distinguish programs which
        communicate via a graphical user interface from those which
        are executed from the command line.
     
        1994-11-28
     
     
see also:
operating system kernel server spreadsheets ftp electronic mail 
telnet www graphical user interface command line 

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Program >> P Words
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Application Pro >> A Words
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Application Sof >> A Words
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Application Pro >> A Words
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Application For >> A Words
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Application Pro >> A Words
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Application Lay >> A Words
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Utility Program >> U Words
Utility Program, definition of term: Utility Program
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C Program >> C Words
C Program, definition of term: C Program
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