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application

English

  1. 🔊 the action of putting something into operation
    “the application of maximum thrust”
  2. 🔊 a diligent effort
    “it is a job requiring serious application”
  3. 🔊 the work of applying something
    “the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine”
  4. 🔊 the act of bringing something to bear
    “he advocated the application of statistics to the problem”
  5. 🔊 a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school
    “December 31 is the deadline for applications”
  6. 🔊 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”
  7. 🔊 liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin
    “a lotion for dry skin”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 aplicación application, dedication, diligence (close thought or attention)
  2. 🔊 aplicación application, administering (the act of physically applying or laying on)
  3. 🔊 aplicación application, use (the act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use)

Similar words

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