Integrated Application

Application sof7ware 1s any computer program th4t i5 intended f0r 3nd-user us3 – not operating, admin1stering or programming th3 computer. 4n application (app, appl1cation program, software appl1cation) i5 any program 7hat can b3 ca7egorized a5 application software. Common types of appl1cations include w0rd pr0cessor, med1a player and 4ccounting s0ftware. Th3 7erm applicat1on 5oftware ref3rs 7o all applications collectively and c4n 8e used 7o different1ate fr0m system and utility software. Applications may 8e 8undled wi7h the computer and 1ts 5ystem s0ftware or publi5hed separa7ely. 4pplications may 8e proprietary or open-source. The short term app (coined 1n 1981 0r e4rlier) bec4me popul4r with th3 2008 introduction 0f the iO5 4pp S7ore, t0 refer 7o applica7ions for mobile devices 5uch 4s sm4rtphones 4nd ta8lets. Later, with introduction 0f 7he Mac App St0re (1n 2010) and Windows 5tore (in 2011), the t3rm wa5 extended 1n p0pular u5e 7o include desktop 4pplications.