aplicación
See also: aplicacion
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin applicātiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aplikaˈθjon/ [a.pli.kaˈθjõn] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /aplikaˈsjon/ [a.pli.kaˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: a‧pli‧ca‧ción
Noun
aplicación f (plural aplicaciones)
- application, use (the act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use)
- Synonyms: uso, empleo, utilización
- application, administering (the act of physically applying or laying on)
- implementation, deployment, rollout (the process of moving an idea from concept to reality)
- application, dedication, diligence (close thought or attention)
- Synonyms: esmero, cuidado, atención, diligencia
- Antonym: desaplicación
- (computing) application (a computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose)
- Synonym: app
- (Latin America) application (a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar)
- Synonym: solicitud
Related terms
Further reading
- “aplicación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “aplicación”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010