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'''APP''' is an abbreviation for ]. The filename extension <tt>.app</tt> means application in ] (via ]), ], ], ], ] and ]. | '''APP''' is an abbreviation for ]. The filename extension <tt>.app</tt> means application in ] (via ]), ], ], ], ] and ]. | ||
On the latter two systems, a <tt>.app</tt> file is actually a ] containing binaries and supporting files.<ref>, Mac OS X Reference Library, Apple Developer Center</ref> On Windows, AppWave from Embarcadero supplies the support to run .app Windows binaries. | On the latter two systems, a <tt>.app</tt> file is actually a ] containing binaries and supporting files.<ref>, Mac OS X Reference Library, Apple Developer Center</ref> On Windows, AppWave from Embarcadero supplies the support to run .app Windows binaries.{{Citation needed|date=October 2012}} | ||
'''App''' may also refer to a lightweight application{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}, tailored to a device's form factor and input-output interfaces (key pad, touch pad, remote control, display, etc.). Devices may include such things as a mobile phone, a TV set, a cable or satellite receiver, a tablet PC, a printer - any device whose features can be extended through software. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== |
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APP is an abbreviation for application. The filename extension .app means application in Windows (via AppWave), iOS, Symbian OS, SkyOS, GNUstep and Mac OS X. On the latter two systems, a .app file is actually a folder containing binaries and supporting files. On Windows, AppWave from Embarcadero supplies the support to run .app Windows binaries.
See also
- Application bundle (in Mac OS X and GNUstep)
- Mobile application development
- SIS (file format), Symbian installation source for APP and other files
- Symbian OS
- Symbian Ltd.
- Super OS#Software repository (RUNZ).
References
- About Bundles, Mac OS X Reference Library, Apple Developer Center
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