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An application can be considered an answer to the question, "Why use a computer?", just as transporting people or cargo are applications of (or reasons to use) vehicles.

More technically, it is generally software that runs "on top of" an operating system and focuses on performing some key function(s) with little or no concern for specific hardware.

Applications include programs such as word processors, accounting software, and warehouse management systems.

 

 
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