ETYM Latin applicatio, from applicare: cf. French application. Related to Apply.
1. A diligent effort; SYN. diligence.
2. A program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; SYN. application program, applications programme.
3. A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school.
4. The act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; SYN. practical application.
5. The work of applying something; SYN. coating, covering. + prikaži više

ETYM Late Lat. assignamentum: cf. Old Fren. assenement.
1. A duty that one is assigned to perform especially in the armed forces; SYN. duty assignment.
2. The act of distributing something to designated places or persons; SYN. assigning.
3. The instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another.
Deed of transfer; act of assigning; commission, especially of a journalist. + prikaži više

ETYM French disposition, dispositio, from disponere to dispose; dis- + ponere to place. Related to Position, Dispone.
1. A natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing.
2. One's usual mood; SYN. temperament.

ETYM French usage, Late Lat. usaticum. Related to Use.
1. The act of using; mode of using or treating; treatment; conduct with respect to a person or a thing.
2. Manners; conduct; behavior.
3. Long-continued practice; customary mode of procedure; custom; habitual use; method.
4. Customary use or employment, as of a word or phrase in a particular sense or signification. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. us use, usage, Latin usus, from uti, p. p. usus, to use. Related to Use.
(Homonym: ewes [pl. of ewe], yews [pl. of yew]).
1. The act of using; SYN. usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise.
2. A particular service.
3. The exercise of a right to benefits; SYN. enjoyment.

ETYM Cf. French utilization.
(Alternate spelling: utilisation).
The act of utilizing, or the state of being utilized; use.