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application software

NOUN
software
Synonyms
STRONGEST
application program
STRONG
freeware groupware operating system shareware
WEAK
bundled software courseware file management system presentation software productivity software spreadsheet systems software vaporware

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Most of the application software company’s fall came in January when it fell 24%.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Application programming interface, or API, is a set of protocols for building and integrating application software.

From Reuters • Feb. 11, 2022

Amazon said Tuesday the outage was related to network devices and linked to application programming interface, or API, which is a set of protocols for building and integrating application software.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2021

That’s because of a secret sauce that isn’t edible, but ethereal—Dodo IS, a proprietary mix of application software and analytics stored in the cloud.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2019

"Lotus 1-2-3" also bears a singular distinction in the digital underground: it's probably the most pirated piece of application software in world history.

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce