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application — [ aplikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1361; de appliquer, d apr. lat. applicatio 1 ♦ Action de mettre une chose sur une autre de manière qu elle la recouvre et y adhère. L application d un enduit sur un mur. Application de feuilles de bois ou de métal précieux … Encyclopédie Universelle
application — ap‧pli‧ca‧tion [ˌæplɪˈkeɪʆn] noun 1. [countable] a formal, usually written, request for something or for permission to do something: an application to do something • It hassubmitted an application to establish a distribution company. • The… … Financial and business terms
Application — Ap pli*ca tion, n. [L. applicatio, fr. applicare: cf. F. application. See {Apply}.] 1. The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb. [1913 Webster] 2. The thing applied. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
application — ap·pli·ca·tion n: a request for action or relief most application s request bail...or an extension of time to file W. J. Brennan, Jr.; also: a form used to make such a request an insurance application Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… … Law dictionary
application — APPLICATION. sub. f. Action par laquelle on applique une chose sur une autre. L application d un emplâtre, d un topique sur une partie malade. f♛/b] Les Physiciens disent, que Le mouvement est l application successive d un corps aux différentes… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Application — may refer to:Clerical and bureaucratic processes*Application form *College application *Job application *Grant application *School applicationComputing*Application layer, in computer networks, used in describing a type of networking protocol… … Wikipedia
application — Application. s. f. v. Action par laquelle on applique. Il a les significations de son verbe. Application d un remede, d un cautere. application d esprit. application à l estude. grande, forte application. il n apprendra jamais rien, il n a point… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
application — [ap΄li kā′shən] n. [ME applicacioun < L applicatio, a binding on, joining to < pp. of applicare, APPLY] 1. the act of applying; specif., a) the act of putting something on [the application of cosmetics] b) the act of putting something to… … English World dictionary
application — [n1] use appliance, appositeness, employment, exercise, exercising, function, germaneness, operation, pertinence, play, practice, purpose, relevance, usance, utilization, value; concepts 680,694 application [n2] request appeal, blank, claim,… … New thesaurus
application — The act of making a request usually of the Court, for example, an application to have a bankrupt discharged. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Application — Application means any request for certification of any site and related facility filed in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to this division. An applicant for a geothermal power plant and related facilities may propose more… … Energy terms
