Application and Context

Application

Application noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Context and application are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Context" instead a noun "Application".

Context noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.

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Application and context are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Application" instead a noun "Context".

Nearby Words: contexture, contextual

full	full application	full context
particular	particular application	particular context
better	better application	better context
normal	normal application	normal context
Other adjectives: specific, right, correct, proper, obvious, actual, real, serious, little, humorous, new, dramatic, military, unusual, hilarious, different, realistic, comedic, real-world.

Get out.(bureaucrat flees)Supervisor: Admiral, we could certainly reconsider the application if you could just give us the context for your concern— Ackbar: The context.

Source: Literature / Black Fleet Crisis
The term can also be used on a more serious context, used to refer to a very useful application which immediately becomes a "must-have".

Source: Killer App
The comeback was not the result of a desperation attack, but by the skillful application of another game mechanic built into the game in the context of a situation which would have called for a desperation attack had one been implemented into the game.

Source: Desperation Attack

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