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/ˌæp.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən dɪˈvɛl.əp.mənt/ · ap·pli·ca·tion de·vel·op·ment
noun
- The process of designing, coding, testing, and maintaining a software application. Our team spent six months on the application development of the new mobile banking app.
- The professional field or discipline concerned with creating software applications. She studied application development at a university that offers a specialized degree in the subject.
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Did you know? The term “application development” surged in popularity during the 1990s with the rise of personal computers, and it was later popularized by major tech firms as a distinct business unit separate from hardware manufacturing.