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1.nounThe act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense"The application of this cream should reduce the swelling."
2.nounThe substance applied.
3.nounThe act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
4.nounThe act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence."I make the remark, and leave you to make the application."
5.nounA computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)"This iPhone application can connect to most social networks."
6.nounA verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar."December 31 is the deadline for MBA applications."
7.noun(bureaucracy) A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter."Their application for a deferral of the hearing was granted."
8.nounThe act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.
9.nounDiligence; close thought or attention.
10.nounA kind of needlework; appliqué.
11.nounCompliance.