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App It is a term that comes from the Latin word application and that refers to the action and effect of applying or applying (to put something on another thing, to use or to execute something, to attribute).

The notion of application is also used to name the assiduity or the fondness with which something is done. This use of the concept is frequent in the field of study, where the applied student is the one who fulfills his obligations and abides by the teacher's orders: "If you continue to demonstrate your application, you will be chosen as the school's flag bearer".

A computer application it's a kind of software that allows the user to perform one or more types of work. The text processors and spreadsheets are examples of computer applications, while operating systems or utility programs (which perform maintenance tasks) are not part of these programs.

The applications may have been custom developed (to meet the specific needs of a user) or be part of an integrated package (as in the case of Microsoft Office).

There are also in this line the so-called web applications which are those that allow a specific user to use them simply by making use of an Internet connection. Among the most frequent examples that can be used to define these are blogs or online stores.

In recent years, especially as a result of the expansion of the aforementioned Network, a multitude of applications of this type have been created. And it is that they bring with them an important number of advantages such as that they do not occupy any type of space on the computer, that allow tasks to be carried out very quickly and easily, that they are updated periodically and automatically and that they are available to anyone .

In addition to all this, it is also necessary to highlight that the excessive use that is given to certain mobile devices such as tablets or smartphones has led to the birth of another technological sector: that of applications for smartphones. Thus, for example, one of the platforms that offers the most products to its users is Android.

In this way, anyone who has a phone equipped with said operating system has the opportunity to use a multitude of apps, both for entertainment and for information or communication. Some are absolutely free and others are paid, but all of them have become a benchmark at the present time.

Among the most successful applications of this type at the moment, WhatsApp stands out, which allows you to exchange messages and photos with other people and at no cost.

In the field of mathematicsFinally, an application is an operation through which every element of a set is made to correspond a single element of another set.