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Application and Analysis

noun

  • The act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose.
    • usage: "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis"
  • A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school.
    • usage: "December 31 is the deadline for applications"
  • The work of applying something.
    • usage: "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint";
  • A program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task.
    • usage: "he has tried several different word processing applications"
  • Liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin.
    • usage: "a lotion for dry skin"
  • A diligent effort.
    • usage: "it is a job requiring serious application"
  • The action of putting something into operation.
    • usage: "the application of maximum thrust"; "massage has far-reaching medical applications"; "the application of indexes to tables of data"

Application is a request for a loan that includes the information about the potential borrower, the property and the requested loan that the solicited lender needs to make a decision. In a narrower sense, the application refers to a standardized application form called the "1003" which the borrower is obliged to fill out.

1. The system or problem to which a computer is applied. Reference is often made to an application as being either of the computational type (arithmetic computations predominate) or of the data processing type (data handling operations predominate).

noun

  • An investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole.
  • The abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations.
  • A form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed.
  • The use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e. G., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'.
  • A branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation.
  • A set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud.
    • usage: "his physician recommended psychoanalysis"