app

1. (computing, mobile telephony) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.Examples: "A visual tool can be thought of as a graphics app that generates most of your program's GUI code for you"; "So is a spreadsheet app, but I'm not going to put those on a web site any time soon."; "The Web browser was the killer app that kickstarted the Internet and, in turn, enabled it to be embedded in everything"

2. (military) application (use, purpose; not a computer program)Examples: "SCULLY: What are these chips used for? PENDRELL: Video games, brake systems, they're finding new apps every day. I just read about one being designed to help the severely disabled operate computers using brainwaves."

3. (education, informal) application (to a college etc.)Examples: "“Ky—please don't take this the wrong way—I actually have to wear a dress from our line. You know, to show off my marketing materials on my college app. So, I'm working on it with Hannah.”"informal

1. (informal) appetizerExamples: "The food is some of Breck's best: apps like sweet potato gnocchi with smoked chicken and sage cream[…]"; "If you lay out a platter of these exciting, beautiful vegetarian appetizers, the other apps will pale in comparison."; "This is not to say that we only serve apps at dinner parties. Quite the contrary; but for smaller gatherings, good appetizers can distinguish you as a host who puts more thought and effort into his or her party menu. Better yet, most apps are relatively easy to make[…]"informal

1. (sports) An appearance in a game.Examples: "That player has had ten apps this season."

1. (nonstandard, common in China) Alternative form of app.Examples: "World Cup to live on APP in China China's Central Television, jointly with the digital firm of Ali Cloud, Tuesday released the unique APP product that is authorized to broadcast the World Cup live. Besides TV and web, APP on mobile devices has become the 3rd platform to watch the tournament live."; "The Dalai Lama launches free APP"; "China to foster 300,000 industrial Internet APPs by 2020, ministry China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has recently released a plan to foster 300,000 industrial Internet APPs for specific industries and specific scenarios by 2020, meeting key demands in the key links of the manufacturing industry, including R&D and design, manufacturing, operations, maintenance and operations management."Chinaalt-ofalternativenonstandardregional

1. (countable, biochemistry, immunology) Initialism of acute-phase protein.abbreviationalt-ofcountableinitialism

2. (countable, biochemistry, medicine) Initialism of amyloid precursor protein.abbreviationalt-ofcountableinitialism

3. (uncountable) Initialism of ammonium polyphosphate.abbreviationalt-ofinitialismuncountable

4. (finance) Initialism of authorized push payment.abbreviationalt-ofcountableinitialismuncountable