application

/aplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/noun

A piece of software that a user treats as one tool designed for a specific purpose.

Example sentences

“I installed a banking application on my phone.”
“This photo-editing application runs smoothly even on older computers.”

The software sense is now usually clipped to "app". The word also keeps its older senses: a job application, the application of a rule.

Synonyms for application

program

Related words

digitalConnected with computers or with the modern age of electronic information.deviceA tool or piece of equipment, often mechanical or electronic, designed to do a specific job.gadgetA small tool or device, often clever or unusual, especially one whose exact name you can't remember.wirelessWorking without wires or cables.browserA program or tool that lets a person look through and explore information.chargerA device used to fill or refill something with electrical power.