Definition of: application

(ap′li·kā′shən) noun
1. The act of applying.
2. That which is applied, as a remedial agent.
3. That by which one applies; especially, a formal written request or demand; a requisition; request.
4. Appropriation to a particular use.
5. The testing or carrying into effect of a general law, truth, or precept by bringing it into relation with practical affairs; also, the capacity of being thus used.
6. The act, habit, or faculty of close and continuous attention.
7. The denoting or extending of a term, or the presenting of a proposition in a manner that combines logical strength with correctness of form. See synonyms under EXERCISE, INDUSTRY. [ <L applicatio, -onis a joining to < applicare. See APPLY.]