app
[ap]
/æp/
noun
,
Computers, Informal.
1.
an application, typically a small, specialized program downloaded onto mobile devices:
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Origin
1985-90; by shortening
app.
1.
apparatus
.
2.
apparent
.
3.
appendix
.
4.
applied
.
5.
appointed
.
6.
approved.
7.
approximate
.
British Dictionary definitions for
app
app
/
æp
/
noun
1.
(
computing
,
informal
)
short for
application program
Word Origin and History for
app
n.
computerese shorthand for
application
, attested by 1992.
app
in Technology
application program
Related Abbreviations for
app
app
[software] application
APP
approved
app.
apparatus
apparently
appendix
applied
appoint
appointed
apprentice