app
/æp/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.86 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Abbreviation of appeals.
noun
Alternative form of app.
noun
Abbreviation of approach.
noun
noun
An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.
noun
application (use, purpose; not a computer program)
Example Sentences
- "10 Station App"
- "A visual tool can be thought of as a graphics app that generates most of your program's GUI code for you"
- "So is a spreadsheet app, but I'm not going to put those on a web site any time soon."
- "The Web browser was the killer app that kickstarted the Internet and, in turn, enabled it to be embedded in everything"
- "Want realtime flight and gate updates? A calorie counter? A remote for your DVD player? Chances are there's an app for it. Smartphones separate themselves in another key area: connectivity"
- "Parking is by app, which (when it works) is good. But £7.70 to park is extortionate, so GTR needs to look at reducing that."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /æp/
- British English: /æp/