Applications meaning : The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense The substance applied. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use. The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence. A 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.) A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar. (bureaucracy) A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter. The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something. Diligence; close thought or attention. A kind of needlework; appliqué. Compliance.