Function and Application

noun

• Mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function. ()
  • synonyms: mathematical function, single-valued function, map, mapping
• What something is used for.
  • usage: "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it"
  • synonyms: purpose, role, use
• The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.
  • usage: "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
  • synonyms: office, part, role
• A relation such that one thing is dependent on another.
  • usage: "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"
• A formal or official social gathering or ceremony.
  • usage: "it was a black-tie function"
• A vaguely specified social event.
  • usage: "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
  • synonyms: affair, occasion, social occasion, social function
• A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program.
  • synonyms: routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure

verb

• Perform as expected when applied.
  • usage: "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
  • synonyms: work, operate, go, run
• Serve a purpose, role, or function.
  • usage: "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"
  • synonyms: serve
• Perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function.
  • usage: "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
  • synonyms: officiate

• (v.i.) Alternative of Functionate.
• (n.) The course of action which peculiarly pertains to any public officer in church or state; the activity appropriate to any business or profession.
• (n.) A quantity so connected with another quantity, that if any alteration be made in the latter there will be a consequent alteration in the former. Each quantity is said to be a function of the other. Thus, the circumference of a circle is a function of the diameter. If x be a symbol to which different numerical values can be assigned, such expressions as x2, 3x, Log. x, and Sin. x, are all functions of x.
• (n.) The act of executing or performing any duty, office or calling; per formance.
• (n.) The appropriate action of any special organ or part of an animal or vegetable organism; as, the function of the heart or the limbs; the function of leaves, sap, roots, etc.; life is the sum of the functions of the various organs and parts of the body.
• (n.) The natural or assigned action of any power or faculty, as of the soul or of the intellect; the exertion of an energy of some determinate kind.
• (n.) A public or social ceremony or gathering; a festivity or entertainment, especially one somewhat formal.
• (n.) A religious ceremony, especially one particularly impressive and elaborate.

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"
  • synonyms: practical application
• 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";
  • synonyms: coating, covering
• 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"
  • synonyms: application program, applications programme
• Liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin.
  • usage: "a lotion for dry skin"
  • synonyms: lotion
• A diligent effort.
  • usage: "it is a job requiring serious application"
  • synonyms: diligence
• 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"

• (n.) The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
• (n.) The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness or correspondence; as, I make the remark, and leave you to make the application; the application of a theory.
• (n.) Hence, in specific uses: (a) That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied to practical uses; the "moral" of a fable. (b) The use of the principles of one science for the purpose of enlarging or perfecting another; as, the application of algebra to geometry.
• (n.) A request; a document containing a request; as, his application was placed on file.
• (n.) The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy; as, a rule of general application.
• (n.) The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self; assiduous effort; close attention; as, to injure the health by application to study.
• (n.) The act of making request of soliciting; as, an application for an office; he made application to a court of chancery.
• (n.) The thing applied.
• (n.) The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.

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).