Application may refer to:

Mathematics and computing

Application software Application software is any computer program that is intended for end-user use not operating, administering or programming the computer. An application (app, application program, software application) is any program that can be categorized as ...

, computer software designed to help the user to perform specific tasks **

Application layer An application layer is an abstraction layer that specifies the shared communication protocols and interface methods used by hosts in a communications network. An ''application layer'' abstraction is specified in both the Internet Protocol Su ...

, an abstraction layer that specifies protocols and interface methods used in a communications network *

Function application In mathematics, function application is the act of applying a function to an argument from its domain so as to obtain the corresponding value from its range. In this sense, function application can be thought of as the opposite of function abs ...

, in mathematics and computer science

Processes and documents

Application for employment Application may refer to: Mathematics and computing * Application software Application software is any computer program that is intended for end-user use not operating, administering or programming the computer. An application (app, applic ...

, a form or forms that an individual seeking employment must fill out *

College application College application is the process by which individuals apply to gain entry into a college or university. Although specific details vary by country and institution, applications generally require basic background information of the applicant, such ...

, the process by which prospective students apply for entry into a college or university *

Patent application A patent application is a request pending at a patent office for the grant of a patent for an invention described in the patent specification and a set of one or more claim (patent), claims stated in a formal document, including necessary officia ...

, a document filed at a patent office to support the grant of a patent

Other uses

Application (virtue) Diligence—carefulness and persistent effort or work—is listed as one of the seven capital virtues. It can be indicative of a work ethic, the belief that work is good in itself. : "There is a perennial nobleness, and even sacredness, in ...

, a characteristic encapsulated in diligence *

Topical application A topical medication is a medication that is applied to a particular place on or in the body. Most often topical medication means application to body surfaces such as the skin or mucous membranes to treat ailments via a large range of classes ...

, the spreading or putting of medication to body surfaces

Mathematics and computing

Processes and documents

Other uses

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