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Application

noun

The act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose. Synonym: practical application. "A novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis"

A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school.

The work of applying something. Synonyms: coating, covering. "A complete bleach requires several applications" , "The surface was ready for a coating of paint"

A program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task. Synonyms: application program, applications programme.

Liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin. Synonym: lotion.

A diligent effort. Synonym: diligence.

The action of putting something into operation. "Massage has far-reaching medical applications" , "The application of indexes to tables of data"

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"Application" Quotes from Famous Books

... that it was not always possible to understand the reason why the righteous were afflicted, but that if they faithfully met the test restoration to Jehovah's approval, with the honor and reputation that necessarily follow, were assured. To the nation such a message was not without its practical application and value, but it failed completely to meet the individual problems that became pathetically insistent during the middle of the fifth ...

— The Makers and Teachers of Judaism • Charles Foster Kent

... that it may have been used at one time for reading aloud in the refectory. I am led to make this guess from observing its division into chapters, and the quasi-texts appended to each. These texts are of all sorts, though all are taken from the Book of Psalms; but their application to the matter that follows is sometimes fanciful, frequently mystical, ...

— The History of Richard Raynal, Solitary • Robert Hugh Benson

... of Louis Raemaekers' snake. That is the answer. It is the force behind this application of it that has brought German Science to shame. A precious branch of human knowledge has been prostituted by lust of blood and greed of gain until Science, in common with all learning, comes simply ...

— Raemaekers' Cartoons - With Accompanying Notes by Well-known English Writers • Louis Raemaekers

... total neglect, is not now felt, as during Emily's illness. Never may we be doomed to feel such agony again. It was terrible. I have felt much less of the disagreeable pains in my chest lately, and much less also of the soreness and hoarseness. I tried an application of hot vinegar, which ...

— The Life of Charlotte Bronte • Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

... would be like a cradle all the way. Alessandro's name was in the Agency books. It was for this he had written it,—for this and nothing else,—to save the baby's life. Having thus enrolled himself as one of the Agency Indians, he had a claim on this the Agency doctor. And that his application might be all in due form, he took with him the Agency interpreter. He had had a misgiving, before, that Aunt Ri's kindly volubility had not been well timed. Not one unnecessary ...

— Ramona • Helen Hunt Jackson

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