- killer app
- kill|er app [ `kılər ,æp ] noun count COMPUTINGkiller application: a piece of software that is so popular that it makes many people use the computer system that it operates on
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
killer app
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killer app — ˈkiller ˌapp also killer ap noun [singular] 1. COMPUTING MARKETING a very useful or exciting computer program that customers feel they must have: • An example of a killer app is the spreadsheet program. 2 … Financial and business terms
Killer app — Killer application Killer application désigne un programme informatique si attrayant qu il justifie à lui seul, pour de nombreux consommateurs, l achat ou l adoption d un type particulier d ordinateur, de console de jeu, ou de système d… … Wikipédia en Français
killer app — n. • A software application that is particularly useful. • A technology so compelling that it drives the sales of, or leads to widespread adoption of, related technologies. Example Citation: • Said Julian Horwich, executive director of the… … New words
killer app — UK [ˈkɪlər ˌæp] / US noun [countable] Word forms killer app : singular killer app plural killer apps computing informal killer application: a piece of software that is so popular that it makes many people buy the computer system that it operates… … English dictionary
killer app — a computer application that surpasses its competitors. [1990 95] * * * noun, pl ⋯ apps [count] : an extremely valuable or useful computer program * * * ˌkiller appliˈcation 7 [killer application] (also ˌkiller ˈapp) … Useful english dictionary
killer app — ● ►en /kil l*r ap/ loc. f. ►ARGOT De killer application . Fonction nouvelle et fondamentale d un logiciel qui provoque la migration des utilisateurs de l ancienne version vers la nouvelle, ou d un produit vers un autre. Il a par exemple été dit… … Dictionnaire d'informatique francophone
killer app — noun A killer application … Wiktionary
killer app — kill′er app′ n. cmp a computer application that surpasses its competitors • Etymology: 1985–90 … From formal English to slang
killer app — noun Date: 1988 a computer application of such great value or popularity that it assures the success of the technology with which it is associated; broadly a feature or component that in itself makes something worth having or using … New Collegiate Dictionary
killer app — a computer application that surpasses its competitors. [1990 95] * * * … Universalium
