application_program (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *application program*:
NOUN	communication	application program, application, applications programme	a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task

English > *application program*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task.
Synonyms	application, applications programme
Narrower	active application	An application that is currently running and in the foreground
	applet	A Java application
	browser, web browser	A program used to view HTML documents
	editor program, editor	(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data
	frame	An application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently
	job	(computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit
	natural language processor, natural language processing application	An application program that deals with natural language text
	word processor, word processing system	An application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer / printer
Broader	program, programme, computer program, computer programme	(computer science) a sequence / sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
Spanish	aplicación
Catalan	aplicació

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