application

  • 31application — noun 1) an application for a loan Syn: request, appeal, petition, entreaty, plea, solicitation, supplication, requisition, suit, approach, claim, demand 2) the application of antiinflation policies Syn …

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  • 32application — ap•pli•ca•tion [[t]ˌæp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of putting to a special use or purpose 2) the use to which something is put: new applications of technology[/ex] 3) appropriateness; relevance: This has no application to the case[/ex] 4) the… …

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  • 33Application —          RETZ (Jean Français Paul de Gondi de)     Bio express : Homme politique, pamphlétaire et mémorialiste français (1613 1679)     «Il y a très loin de la velléité à la volonté, de la volonté à la résolution, de la résolution au choix des… …

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  • 34application — /æpləˈkeɪʃən / (say apluh kayshuhn) noun 1. the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem. 2. the quality of being usable for a particular purpose or in a special way; relevance: this has no… …

  • 35application — noun /ˌæp.ləˈkeɪ.ʃən/ a) The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb. He invented a new application by which blood might be stanched. Johnson. b) The thing applied. If a right course …

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  • 36application — noun 1) an application for an overdraft Syn: request, appeal, petition, approach, claim, demand 2) the application of anti inflation policies Syn: implementation, use, exercise, employment …

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  • 37application —    Abbreviated app, or if the application is a small one, it is referred to as an applet. A computer program designed to perform a specific task, such as accounting, scientific analysis, word processing, or desktop publishing.    In general,… …

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  • 38application — ap·pli·ca·tion .ap lə kā shən n 1) an act of applying <the application of a dressing to a wound> 2) a medicated or protective layer or material <an oily application for dry skin> …

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  • 39application — ● n. f. ►PROG►ARGOT * programme assez important, vu sous l angle de la tâche qu il est censé mener à bien. Une application de gestion des stocks. Voir serveur d applications. La couche application est l une des couches du modèle OSI …

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  • 40application — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. diligence, assiduity; suitability, relevancy; form, blank. See request, relation, attention, use. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Use] Syn. employment, utilization, use, purpose; see use 1 , 2 . 2. [Close… …

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