appn.

Brit.

/ap/, U.S.

/æp/

Forms: 1900s– app, 1900s– apparently (with point).

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: application n.

Etymology: Shortened < application n., originally as a graphic abbreviation.

1. Chiefly North American. An application for a job, university place, etc. (application n. 9b); (also) an application form. Frequently with distinguishing word, as job app, college app, etc.

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1970 Chron. Horse 14 Aug. 51/1 (advt.) Send app. to Red Fox Riding School.., Lancaster, Calif.

1989 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 15 Aug. By mid-December, her application was in the post. ‘It was the best “job-app” I've ever written,’ she said.

1996 Amer. Agent & Broker June 30/3 They could E-mail the agency an application. The agency would..complete the app and then submit it to the company.

2001 B. Ehrenreich Nickel & Dimed (2002) iii. 136 I..keep looking for jobs..fill out the app, get told to wait for a call.

2012 Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pa.) 12 Jan. d2/1 After weeks of nights spent working until my alarm went off.., my college apps are in.

2. A piece of software designed to perform a specific function other than one relating to the operation of the computer itself; esp. (in later use) one designed specifically to run on a mobile phone or tablet computer. Cf. application n. 3d.Originally in the language of classified advertisements. Recorded earliest in attributive use; cf. Compounds 1.Frequently with distinguishing word. killer app: see the first element.

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society > computing and information technology > software > [noun] > applications program

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1981 Computerworld 20 Apr. 92/2 (advt.) Strong IBM customer..will hire a tech support person to..interface with app. development and comp. operations people.

1982 Computerworld 13 Sept. 112/3 (advt.) Diversified cons svcs firm seeks result oriented pro to lead apps devel team.

1992 Dr. Dobb's Jrnl. Sept. 1/1 (advt.) With all these tools, you'll write the most powerful, robust apps imaginable.

2000 Independent 28 Feb. (Review section) 9/2 People could adopt new technologies, new platforms, and new application software over time but their data and apps could persist on servers ‘out there’ somewhere.

2016 Daily Star 19 Jan. 32 I find willing partners for him through dating apps.

Compounds

C1. General attributive and objective (in sense 2), as app developer, app download, app update, etc.

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1981 Computerworld 20 Apr. 92/2 (advt.) Strong IBM customer..will hire a tech support person to..interface with app. development and comp. operations people.

1993 Computerworld 24 May 7/1 (heading) Lotus seeks suite spot in app market.

1994 PC Mag. 11 Nov. 93/2 Microsoft already has most Mac app developers porting to Windows 3.1.

2007 PC Mag. 16 Jan. 118/1 No limits on music and app downloads on the network; P2P connections allowed.

2010 Walla Walla (Washington) Bull. 1 June c1/4 You can download your email, check for app updates, [etc.].

2016 J. Hargrave Mind Hacking 58 App developers and software companies have a vested interest in getting you to use their products.

C2.

app store n. (a proprietary name for) a facility (esp. one which is itself an app) from which users can download apps for smartphones, tablet computers, etc.

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2006 AFX Internat. Focus Newswire (Nexis) 12 Dec. Salesforce.com..plans to launch a service called AppStore, which customers can use to buy and sell the company's on-demand applications products.

2008 Network World (Nexis) 6 Mar. 20 Apple said that new applications for the iPhone could be purchased through the App Store, a new application that will let users download the applications directly to their devices.

2016 C. Hoisington Android Boot Camp for Developers (ed. 3) xii. 456 As an Android developer, you can publish your app to Google Play, as well as many other online Android app stores.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	app
释义	appn. Brit. /ap/, U.S. /æp/ Forms: 1900s– app, 1900s– apparently (with point). Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: application n. Etymology: Shortened < application n., originally as a graphic abbreviation. 1. Chiefly North American. An application for a job, university place, etc. (application n. 9b); (also) an application form. Frequently with distinguishing word, as job app, college app, etc. ΚΠ 1970 Chron. Horse 14 Aug. 51/1 (advt.) Send app. to Red Fox Riding School.., Lancaster, Calif. 1989 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 15 Aug. By mid-December, her application was in the post. ‘It was the best “job-app” I've ever written,’ she said. 1996 Amer. Agent & Broker June 30/3 They could E-mail the agency an application. The agency would..complete the app and then submit it to the company. 2001 B. Ehrenreich Nickel & Dimed (2002) iii. 136 I..keep looking for jobs..fill out the app, get told to wait for a call. 2012 Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pa.) 12 Jan. d2/1 After weeks of nights spent working until my alarm went off.., my college apps are in. 2. A piece of software designed to perform a specific function other than one relating to the operation of the computer itself; esp. (in later use) one designed specifically to run on a mobile phone or tablet computer. Cf. application n. 3d.Originally in the language of classified advertisements. Recorded earliest in attributive use; cf. Compounds 1.Frequently with distinguishing word. killer app: see the first element. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > software > [noun] > applications program application1959 applications program1959 application software1961 applications software1963 application program1964 CAD-CAM1971 mailer1976 app1981 1981 Computerworld 20 Apr. 92/2 (advt.) Strong IBM customer..will hire a tech support person to..interface with app. development and comp. operations people. 1982 Computerworld 13 Sept. 112/3 (advt.) Diversified cons svcs firm seeks result oriented pro to lead apps devel team. 1992 Dr. Dobb's Jrnl. Sept. 1/1 (advt.) With all these tools, you'll write the most powerful, robust apps imaginable. 2000 Independent 28 Feb. (Review section) 9/2 People could adopt new technologies, new platforms, and new application software over time but their data and apps could persist on servers ‘out there’ somewhere. 2016 Daily Star 19 Jan. 32 I find willing partners for him through dating apps. Compounds C1. General attributive and objective (in sense 2), as app developer, app download, app update, etc. ΚΠ 1981 Computerworld 20 Apr. 92/2 (advt.) Strong IBM customer..will hire a tech support person to..interface with app. development and comp. operations people. 1993 Computerworld 24 May 7/1 (heading) Lotus seeks suite spot in app market. 1994 PC Mag. 11 Nov. 93/2 Microsoft already has most Mac app developers porting to Windows 3.1. 2007 PC Mag. 16 Jan. 118/1 No limits on music and app downloads on the network; P2P connections allowed. 2010 Walla Walla (Washington) Bull. 1 June c1/4 You can download your email, check for app updates, [etc.]. 2016 J. Hargrave Mind Hacking 58 App developers and software companies have a vested interest in getting you to use their products. C2. app store n. (a proprietary name for) a facility (esp. one which is itself an app) from which users can download apps for smartphones, tablet computers, etc. ΚΠ 2006 AFX Internat. Focus Newswire (Nexis) 12 Dec. Salesforce.com..plans to launch a service called AppStore, which customers can use to buy and sell the company's on-demand applications products. 2008 Network World (Nexis) 6 Mar. 20 Apple said that new applications for the iPhone could be purchased through the App Store, a new application that will let users download the applications directly to their devices. 2016 C. Hoisington Android Boot Camp for Developers (ed. 3) xii. 456 As an Android developer, you can publish your app to Google Play, as well as many other online Android app stores. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > as lemmas APP APP n. Biochemistry amyloid precursor protein. ΚΠ 1988 Internat. Jrnl. Developmental Neurosci. 6 387 The precursor of the beta-amyloid peptide (APP)..participates in the formation of neuritic plaques in human brains affected by Alzheimer's disease. 2007 A. de Grey & M. Rae Ending Aging viii. 138 Some people produce unusually large amounts of beta-amyloid because they have inherited mutations that..cause their bodies to produce too much of APP itself. extracted from An. < n.1970 as lemmas
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