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An application is a request for a job, assistance or admission to a school. Colleges might want you to submit your application by Dec. 1, but they won't let you know if you've been accepted until sometime in April.

An application is also a form you fill out for something. If you need a handicapped parking permit, you and your doctor must first fill out an application and then submit it in the town hall. An application is also a computer program designed to perform a task or solve a problem. If you didn't get enough sleep last night, the careful application of makeup can mask the dark circles under your eyes.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: application

1	n	the action of putting something into operation
2	n	liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin
3	n	a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school
4	n	a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: application

n the action of putting something into operation

“the application of maximum thrust”

“massage has far-reaching medical applications”

“the application of indexes to tables of data”

Type of:: action
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

n 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”

Synonyms:: practical application

Types:: show 9 types...; hide 9 types...; misapplication
wrong use or application; engineering, technology
the practical application of science to commerce or industry; aeronautical engineering
the activity of designing and constructing aircraft; automotive engineering, automotive technology
the activity of designing and constructing automobiles; chemical engineering
the activity of applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems; communications technology
the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems; computer technology
the activity of designing and constructing and programming computers; high tech, high technology
highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics); rail technology, railroading
the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads

Type of:: employment, exercise, usage, use, utilisation, utilization
the act of using

n a diligent effort

“it is a job requiring serious application”

Synonyms:: diligence

Type of:: effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat, travail
use of physical or mental energy; hard work

n liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin

Synonyms:: lotion

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; black lotion, blackwash
a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores; calamine lotion
a lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations; collyrium, eye-lotion, eyewash
lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes; embrocation, liniment
a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain; menthol
a lotion containing menthol which gives it the smell of mint; rubbing alcohol
lotion consisting of a poisonous solution of isopropyl alcohol or denatured ethanol alcohol for external use; witch hazel, wych hazel
lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant

Type of:: curative, cure, remedy, therapeutic
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

n the work of applying something

“the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine”

“a complete bleach requires several applications”

Synonyms:: coating, covering

Types:: show 23 types...; hide 23 types...; anointing, anointment
the act of applying oil or an oily liquid; fumigation
the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it; foliation
the work of coating glass with metal foil; galvanisation, galvanization
either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting; lubrication
an application of a lubricant to something; pavage, paving
the act of applying paving materials to an area; painting
the act of applying paint to a surface; spraying
the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer; tin-plating, tinning
the application of a protective layer of tin; tinning
the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them; paperhanging, papering
the application of wallpaper; daubing, plastering
the application of plaster; plating
the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis); scumble
the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture; tiling
the application of tiles to cover a surface; waxing
the application of wax to a surface; facing, lining
providing something with a surface of a different material; spray painting
applying paint with a sprayer; spatter, spattering, splash, splashing, splattering
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface; finger-painting
painting by using the fingers to spread the paint; pargeting, pargetting
ornamental plastering; babbitting
lining a surface or bearing with Babbitt metal; inunction, unction
anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual

Type of:: manual labor, manual labour
labor done with the hands

n a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school

“December 31 is the deadline for applications”

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; job application
an application for a job; credit application
an application for a line of credit; loan application
an application to borrow money; patent application
an application for sole rights to an invention; mortgage application
an application for a mortgage loan

Type of:: petition, postulation, request
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

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”

Synonyms:: application program, applications programme

Examples:: show 6 examples...; hide 6 examples...; Internet Explorer
a commercial browser; Konqueror
a freeware browser for Linux; lynx
a text browser; Mosaic
a freeware browser; Netscape
a commercial browser; Opera
a commercial browser

Types:: show 11 types...; hide 11 types...; active application
an application that is currently running and in the foreground; applet
a Java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface; frame
an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently; browser, web browser
a program used to view HTML documents; natural language processing application, natural language processor
an application program that deals with natural language text; job
(computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit; word processing system, word processor
an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer; editor, editor program
(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data; disambiguator
(computer science) a natural language processing application that tries to determine the intended meaning of a word or phrase by examining the linguistic context in which it is used; linkage editor
an editor program that creates one module from several by resolving cross-references among the modules; text editor
(computer science) an application that can be used to create and view and edit text files

Type of:: computer program, computer programme, program, programme
(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute

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