noun

application

Translation

application, request, use, app

I submitted my application for the job.

This has a wide range of practical applications.

I downloaded a new application on my phone.

((for sth.)) an application for (sth.) He sent an application for the scholarship.

((of sth.)) the application of (sth.) The application of this theory is difficult.

Synonyms: request, form (for documents); use, implementation (for use); app, program (for software)

From Latin 'applicatio', from 'applicare' (to apply). The suffix '-tion' indicates an action or state. So, 'the act of applying'.

An application can be a form you apply with, the application of a rule, or a phone app.