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Originally Posted by j.p.s
I think the use of "app" as short for "application" predates "smart" phones by decades.
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Originally Posted by John F
I don't think so, or at least in a very limited or different way. From my recollection, it was "program" or "software" or "utility".
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Software has been split between system programs and application programs since the advent of operating systems.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_program
I have read, heard, and said
aplication(s) and
app(s) for many years. Everyone's experience is different.