Application Program (Noun)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Microsoft Office is an example of a popular office application program used by millions of people worldwide.
- The developers spent months designing the user interface for their new application program.
- The college admissions office used a customized application program to review student applications.
- The office software suite included several application programs for tasks like budgeting and invoicing.
- To complete the project on time, the engineering team ran several application programs simultaneously on their workstations.