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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] 2. The thing applied. [1913 Webster] He invented a new application by which blood might be stanched. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 3. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use. [1913 Webster] If a right course . . . be taken with children, there will not be much need of the application of the common rewards and punishments. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 6. The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy; as, a rule of general application. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Had his application been equal to his talents, his progress might have been greater. --J. Jay. [1913 Webster] 8. The act of making request of soliciting; as, an application for an office; he made application to a court of chancery. [1913 Webster] 9. A request; a document containing a request; as, his application was placed on file. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: application n 1: 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: {application}, {practical application}] 2: a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications" 3: 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: {application}, {coating}, {covering}] 4: 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}, {application program}, {applications programme}] 5: liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" [syn: {lotion}, {application}] 6: a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application" [syn: {application}, {diligence}] 7: 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" From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]: application /aplikasjɔ̃/ industry