Hypertext Webster Gateway: "application"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

2. The thing applied.

He invented a new application by which blood might
be stanched. --Johnson.

3. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to
accomplish an end; specific use.

If a right course . . . be taken with children,
there will not be much need of the application of
the common rewards and punishments. --Locke.

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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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}]


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