application
- application
noun
1 written request
ADJECTIVE
▪ formal, written
▪ successful
▪ I am pleased to tell you that your application for the position has been successful.
▪ unsuccessful
▪ grant, job, membership, patent, planning (BrE), visa, etc.
▪ All planning applications should be submitted to the local council.
▪ There has been a drop in visa applications.
▪ After many job applications and interviews, BethAnn finally got lucky.
VERB + APPLICATION
▪ file, lodge (BrE), make, send, send in, submit
▪ The applicant must file a written application to the court.
▪ fill in (BrE), fill out
▪ Prospective members fill out an online application.
▪ withdraw
▪ consider, examine, process, review, screen
▪ It takes time to process each application.
▪ invite (esp. BrE)
▪ Applications are invited for the post of Lecturer in French.
▪ accept
▪ We accept permit applications year-round.
▪ approve, grant (law)
▪ His application for bail was granted.
▪ refuse (law), reject, turn down
APPLICATION + NOUN
▪ form
▪ guidelines
▪ deadline
▪ fee
▪ procedure, process
PREPOSITION
▪ by application (formal)
▪ Admission is obtained by written application.
▪ on application
▪ A permit is available on application to the company.
▪ application for
▪ an application for a new permit
▪ application to
▪ an application to the authorities
2 practical use
ADJECTIVE
▪ practical, real-world
▪ What are the practical applications of this work?
▪ general
▪ The program is designed for general application.
▪ wide
▪ potential
▪ The research has a wide range of potential applications.
▪ agricultural, clinical, commercial, industrial
▪ therapeutic
▪ the reported therapeutic applications of bee venom
3 computing
ADJECTIVE
▪ software
▪ database, multimedia
▪ e-business, e-commerce
▪ desktop
▪ Web, Web-based
▪ business-critical, mission-critical
▪ stand-alone
▪ interactive
▪ mobile, wireless
▪ killer (usually killer app)
▪ I believe email is the one single killer app since the invention of computers.
VERB + APPLICATION
▪ launch, run, use
▪ You can run several applications at the same time.
▪ download
▪ install
▪ access
▪ Users access the applications via the Web.
▪ build, create, develop, write
▪ integrate
▪ an operating system that can integrate other applications
APPLICATION + VERB
▪ run
APPLICATION + NOUN
▪ program, software
▪ developer
▪ development
▪ performance
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