app
[ap]
/æp/
noun
,
Computers, Informal.
1.
an application, typically a small, specialized program downloaded onto mobile devices:
the best GPS apps for your iPhone.
Origin
1985-90; by shortening
British Dictionary definitions for
apps
app
/
æp
/
noun
1.
(
computing
,
informal
)
short for
application program
Word Origin and History for
apps
app
n.
computerese shorthand for
application
, attested by 1992.
Related Abbreviations for
apps
app
[software] application
APP
approved