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Re:Microsoft Announces Converter for Bringing Win32 Apps to ... by bitwize on Wednesday March 30, 2016 @04:01PM (#11392477)
App has been short for "application" since at least the DOS days, when Lotus 1-2-3 was frequently called the PC's "killer app".
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Re:Microsoft Announces Converter for Bringing Win32 Apps to ... by notatoad on Wednesday March 30, 2016 @04:18PM (#11392629)
yes, but the meaning of words can change over time.
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