ap·pli·ca·tion /ˌæpləˈkeʃən/
申請,申請書;應用,用途;勤奮,勤勉 應用程式,(指供使用者完成某種任務的程式。FTP,mail以及Telnet 客戶程式都是網絡應用程式)
ap·pli·ca·tion /ˌæpləˈkeʃən/ 名詞
應用,用法,敷用,敷貼,敷物,申請
application
自應用
application
應用; 應用程式; 應用軟體
application
應用程序
application
應用
Ap·pli·ca·tion n.
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.
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.
6. The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy; as, a rule of general application.
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.
Had his application been equal to his talents, his progress might have been greater. --J. Jay.
8. The act of making request of soliciting; as, an application for an office; he made application to a court of chancery.
9. A request; a document containing a request; as, his application was placed on file.
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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]