application program definition

application program

Complete, self-contained computer program (usually a commercially produced, shrinkwrapped software) that performs a specific useful task, other than system maintenance functions (which are performed by utility programs). Called 'Apps' for short, application programs are the most familiar forms of software and come in a very wide variety of types (such as accounting programs, database programs, graphics and illustration programs, word processing programs). Also called application software.

application program is in the Computer Hardware, Software, & Security and Information Science & Technology subjects.

application program appears in the definitions of the following terms: markup language, Acrobat, integrated software, macro, legacy system, application server, program, context sensitivity, application service provider (ASP), Extensible Markup Language (XML) and

application program appears in the other term: application programming interface (API)

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