Application vs. Operation
Difference Between Application and Operation
Applicationnoun
The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense
The application of this cream should reduce the swelling.Operationnoun
The method by which a device performs its function.
It is dangerous to look at the beam of a laser while it is in operation.Applicationnoun
The substance applied.
Operationnoun
The method or practice by which actions are done.
Applicationnoun
The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
Operationnoun
The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
Applicationnoun
The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.
I make the remark, and leave you to make the application.The application of a theory to a set of data can be challenging.Operationnoun
A planned undertaking.
The police ran an operation to get vagrants off the streets.The Katrina relief operation was considered botched.Applicationnoun
(computing) 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. (Also called: application program; application software.)
This iPhone application can connect to most social networks.Operationnoun
A business or organization.
We run our operation from a storefront.They run a multinational produce-supply operation.Applicationnoun
A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.
December 31 is the deadline for MBA applications.Operationnoun
(medicine) A surgical procedure.
She had an operation to remove her appendix.Applicationnoun
A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.
Their application for a deferral of the hearing was granted.Operationnoun
a procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands).
Applicationnoun
The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.
Operationnoun
(military) A military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm)
Applicationnoun
Diligence; close thought or attention.
Operationnoun
(obsolete) Effect produced; influence.
Applicationnoun
A kind of needlework; appliqué.
Operationnoun
a business especially one run on a large scale;
a large-scale farming operationa multinational operationthey paid taxes on every stage of the operationthey had to consolidate their operationsApplicationnoun
(obsolete) Compliance.
Operationnoun
a planned activity involving many people performing various actions;
they organized a rescue operationthe biggest police operation in French historyrunning a restaurant is quite an operationconsolidate the companies various operationsApplicationnoun
a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school;
December 31 is the deadline for applicationsOperationnoun
a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work;
the operations in building a housecertain machine tool operationsApplicationnoun
the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose;
he advocated the application of statistics to the problema novel application of electronics to medical diagnosisOperationnoun
the state of being in effect or being operative;
that rule is no longer in operationApplicationnoun
a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task;
he has tried several different word processing applicationsOperationnoun
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body;
they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is availablehe died while undergoing surgeryApplicationnoun
the work of applying something;
the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodinea complete bleach requires several applicationsthe surface was ready for a coating of paintOperationnoun
activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign);
it was a joint operation of the navy and air forceApplicationnoun
liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin;
a lotion for dry skinOperationnoun
(computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction);
it can perform millions of operations per secondApplicationnoun
a diligent effort;
it is a job requiring serious applicationOperationnoun
process or manner of functioning or operating;
the power of its engine determine its operationthe plane's operation in high windsthey compared the cooking performance of each oventhe jet's performance conformed to high standardsOperationnoun
(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods;
the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivationthey were learning the basic operations of arithmeticOperationnoun
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents;
the process of thinkingthe cognitive operation of rememberingOperationnoun
the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.);
her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride
