application

2) The term application is a shorter form of application program. An application program is a program designed to perform a specific function directly for the user or, in some cases, for another application program. Examples of applications include word processors, database programs, Web browsers, development tools, drawing, paint, image editing programs, and communication programs. Applications use the services of the computer's operating system and other supporting applications. The formal requests and means of communicating with other programs that an application program uses is called the application program interface (API).

Read more about application: - SearchCRM.com has information about the use of customer relationship management applications. - SearchVB.com, a portal for Visual Basic developers, includes a collection of links about applications. - SearchWin2000.com has a collection of Internet links related to applications. - Search400.com has hundreds of links related to AS/400 applications.

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