APPLICATION

noun Etymology: Middle English applicacioun, from Latin ~-, applicatio inclination, from applicare Date: 15th century an act of applying:, a. an act of putting to use , a use to which something is put , a program (as a word processor or a spreadsheet) that performs one of the major tasks for which a computer is used, an act of administering or superposing , assiduous attention , 2. request , petition , a form used in making a request, the practical inference to be derived from a discourse (as a moral tale), a medicated or protective layer or material , capacity for practical use