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app

1

[ap]

noun

  1. Digital Technology.a software application, often a small, specialized program for mobile devices.

    You’ll find numerous free photo editing apps in the app store on your smartphone.

    The word processing app that comes with the laptop isn’t adequate for our publishing needs.

  2. an application; a form to be filled out by an applicant.

    I'm working on my college apps.



app

2

[ap]

noun

  1. Informal.an appetizer served before a meal.

app.

3

abbreviation

  1. apparatus.

  2. apparent.

  3. appendix.

  4. applied.

  5. appointed.

  6. approved.

  7. approximate.

app

/ æ /

noun

  1. informalcomputing short for application program

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of app1

First recorded in 1985–90; shortening of application ( def. )

Origin of app2

By shortening
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She used an app to track her father’s location and checked the latest information on ICE raids.

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Despite the ban, many videos promoting "skinnytok" which do not use the hashtag are still available on the app.

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She said she also tried to go live on the Citizen app, but it wouldn’t work.

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It is not clear if the users know that their searches are being posted into a public feed on the Meta AI app and website, though the process is not automatic.

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Nudify apps are just the latest example of AI being used to create problematic content on social media platforms.

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