# Application

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'''Application''' may refer to:
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==Mathematics and computing==
* [Application software](/source/Application_software), computer software designed to help the user to perform specific tasks
** [Application layer](/source/Application_layer), an abstraction layer that specifies protocols and interface methods used in a communications network
* [Function application](/source/Function_application), in mathematics and computer science

==Processes and documents==
* [Application for employment](/source/Application_for_employment), a form or forms that an individual seeking employment must fill out
* [College application](/source/College_application), the process by which prospective students apply for entry into a college or university
* [Patent application](/source/Patent_application), a document filed at a patent office to support the grant of a patent

==Other uses==
* [Application (virtue)](/source/Application_(virtue)), a characteristic encapsulated in diligence
* [Topical application](/source/Topical_application), the spreading or putting of medication to body surfaces

==See also==
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* [Apply](/source/Apply)

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