Application

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.

The thing 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; as, I make the remark, and leave you to make the application; the application of a theory.

Hence, in specific uses: (a) That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied to practical uses; the "moral" of a fable. (b) The use of the principles of one science for the purpose of enlarging or perfecting another; as, the application of algebra to geometry.

The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy; as, a rule of general application.

The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self; assiduous effort; close attention; as, to injure the health by application to study.

The act of making request of soliciting; as, an application for an office; he made application to a court of chancery.

A request; a document containing a request; as, his application was placed on file.

liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin"

a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications"

a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"

the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint"