Application Program

Owned by David Doret
Last updated: 15-25-2021
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Contexts

Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IAM, IT

Term

Application Program

Alternative Forms

  • App

  • Applications Program

Definitions

A coherent IT system whose purpose is to satisfy business requirements.

Without context, application program may refer to a product or an instance (installation) of that product. To avoid ambiguity, the usage of the terms application product and application instance is preferred.

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Quotes

applications program (application program, app) Any program that is specific to a particular role and makes a direct contribution to performing that role. For example, where a computer handles a company’s finances a payroll program would be an applications program. By contrast, an *operating system or a *software tool may both be essential to the effective use of the computer system, but neither makes a direct contribution to meeting the end-user’s eventual needs.

(Butterfield et al., 2016, Application Program entry)

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