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applications programme

DEFINITIONS OF: applications programme

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n a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task

Synonyms:
application, application program
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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:
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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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