APP
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App commonly refers to:
App(s) or APP may also refer to:
- Mobile appsMobile appsMobile apps, also called mobile applications, are software applications, usually designed to run on smartphones and tablet computers. They are available through application distribution platforms which are typically operated by the owner of the mobile operating system, such as the App Store,...
, software made for mobile devices - Application softwareApplication softwareApplication software, also known as an application or an "app", is computer software designed to help the user to perform specific tasks. Examples include enterprise software, accounting software, office suites, graphics software and media players. Many application programs deal principally with...
, also called an App, software for specific purposes
App(s) or APP may also refer to:
Computers
- APP (file format)APP (file format)APP is an abbreviation for application. The filename extension .app means application in Symbian OS, SkyOS, GNUstep and Mac OS X.On the latter two systems, a .app file is actually a folder containing binaries and supporting files....
, a filename extension for applications on several platforms - Adjusted Peak PerformanceAdjusted Peak PerformanceAdjusted Peak Performance is a metric introduced by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security to more accurately predict the suitability of a computing system to complex computational problems, specifically those used in simulating nuclear weapons...
, a metric to measure computing performance in 64-bit processors and above - Google AppsGoogle AppsGoogle Apps is a service from Google providing independently customizable versions of several Google products under a custom domain name. It features several Web applications with similar functionality to traditional office suites, including: Gmail, Google Groups, Google Calendar, Talk, Docs and...
, a service from Google providing independently customizable versions of several Google products under a custom domain name - Mac App StoreMac App StoreThe Mac App Store is a digital distribution platform for Mac OS X applications developed by Apple Inc.. The platform was announced on October 20, 2010 at Apple's "Back to the Mac" event. Apple began accepting app submissions from registered developers on November 3, 2010 in preparation for its launch...
, a digital distribution platform for Mac OS X applications - Atom Publishing Protocol (or AtomPub), an Atom (standard)Atom (standard)The name Atom applies to a pair of related standards. The Atom Syndication Format is an XML language used for web feeds, while the Atom Publishing Protocol is a simple HTTP-based protocol for creating and updating web resources.Web feeds allow software programs to check for updates published on a...
protocol to create and update web resources
Organizations
- African Prisons ProjectAfrican Prisons ProjectAfrican Prisons Project is a charity working in Africa to improve the welfare of prisoners through education, health and justice. It was founded in 2004, by then 18-year-old Alexander McLean, who is now its director.- Organizational history :...
, a UK based NGO - Alberta Provincial PoliceAlberta Provincial PoliceThe Alberta Provincial Police was a police force active in Alberta, Canada between 1917 and 1932. In 1917, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police left Alberta due to a lack of sufficient resources in light of its increased responsibilities for national security during World War I...
, a Canadian police force from 1917-1932 - Asia Pulp & PaperAsia Pulp & PaperAsia Pulp & Paper, also known in the paper industry as APP is based in Singapore, is one of the largest pulp and paper companies in the world. It was founded by Eka Cipta Widjaja, who had significant ties to the Suharto ruling family in Indonesia. APP claims to obtain 80-90% of the fiber for...
- Associated Press of PakistanAssociated Press of PakistanAssociated Press of Pakistan is a government-operated national news agency of Pakistan. It is not associated with the Associated Press agency .-Lack of financial resources:...
- Asia-Pacific Partnership, an international environmental protection alliance
Medicine
- Amyloid precursor proteinAmyloid precursor proteinAmyloid precursor protein is an integral membrane protein expressed in many tissues and concentrated in the synapses of neurons. Its primary function is not known, though it has been implicated as a regulator of synapse formation, neural plasticity and iron export...
, a protein fragment associated with some neurological disorders
Political parties
- All People's Party (disambiguation)
- Animal Protection PartyAnimal Protection PartyThe Animal Protection Party was founded in England in 2008 to represent an animal rights perspective.-2010 general election:The APP stood in four constituencies in the May 2010 British general election, chosen because the sitting MP was viewed by the APP as representing the interests of people or...
, a British political party - Anticlerical Progress Party REASON, a Polish political party
- People's Progressive Alliance (Mauritania)People's Progressive Alliance (Mauritania)The People's Progressive Alliance is a political party in Mauritania.The President of the APP is Messoud Ould Boulkheir, who was a candidate in the November 2003 presidential election, which was won by President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya...
(Alliance populaire progressiste)
Railway codes
- Appleby railway station (Cumbria), England, in National Rail's code
- Appleton, WisconsinAppleton, WisconsinAppleton is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is situated on the Fox River, 30 miles southwest of Green Bay and 100 miles north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the county seat of Outagamie County. The population was 78,086 at the 2010 census...
, in Amtrak's three-letter code
Education
- Assessing Pupils' ProgressAssessing Pupils ProgressAssessing Pupils' Progress has been developed for use in schools in England and Wales to enable them to apply Assessment for Learning consistently across both the secondary and primary National Curriculum. APP assessment guidelines were finalised in 2008 for Mathematics, English, Science and ICT...
, an assessment methodology used in schools in England and Wales - Advanced Placement ProgramAdvanced Placement ProgramThe Advanced Placement program is a curriculum in the United States and Canada sponsored by the College Board which offers standardized courses to high school students that are generally recognized to be equivalent to undergraduate courses in college...
People with surname App or Apps
- Alfred AppsAlfred AppsWilliam Alfred Apps is a Canadian lawyer, businessman and prominent activist in both the Liberal Party of Canada and the Ontario Liberal Party. He is currently counsel to a Canadian law firm, Fasken Martineau, based in their Toronto office. Apps is associated with a number of philanthropic and...
, Canadian lawyer - Austin AppAustin AppAustin Joseph App was a controversial German-American professor of medieval English literature who taught at the University of Scranton and La Salle University. App defended Germans and Nazi Germany vehemently...
(1902–1984), a German-American academic and Holocaust denier - Deon AppsDeon AppsDeon Apps is a professional rugby league footballer who is currently contracted to the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League...
(born 1987), Australian rugby league player - Geoff AppsGeoff AppsGeoffrey Cleland Apps was a pioneer of mountain bikes. Apps' family moved near the Chiltern Hills north-west of London, where he cycled in the woods. He took up motorcycle ‘observed trials’ riding but was unhappy with the noise and disturbance.- Beginnings:He began modifying conventional bicycles...
(born 1949), English mountain bike pioneer - Gillian AppsGillian AppsGillian Mary Apps is a women's ice hockey player. She is the granddaughter of Hockey Hall of Fame member Syl Apps and the daughter of former National Hockey League player Syl Apps, Jr...
(born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player and daughter of Syl Apps Jr - Roy AppsRoy AppsRoy Apps is a British screenwriter, dramatist and children’s author.He is one of only four writers ever to have received a personal BAFTA for outstanding contributions to children’s film and television....
(born 1951), British screenwriter, dramatist and children’s author - Syl AppsSyl AppsCharles Joseph Sylvanus Apps, CM of Paris, Ontario, was a Canadian pole vaulter and professional hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1936 to 1948 and a Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario.-Athletic career:Apps was a strong athlete, 6 feet tall, weighing 185 pounds,...
(1915-1988), Canadian pole-vaulter and ice hockey player - Syl Apps, Jr (born 1947), Canadian ice hockey player and son of Syl Apps
- Syl Apps IIISyl Apps IIISyl Apps III is an ice hockey player, the grandson of Toronto Maple Leafs captain Syl Apps and the son of Pittsburgh Penguins player Syl Apps, Jr.-Playing career:...
(born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player and son of Syl Apps Jr - Timothy AppTimothy AppTimothy App is a contemporary American painter whose works are in numerous private and public collections including the Baltimore Museum of Art.-Biography:...
(born 1948), an American painter - Urs AppUrs AppUrs App is a historian of ideas, religions, and philosophies with a special interest in the history and modes of interaction between East and West.- Biography :...
(born 1949), a Swiss academic - Apps familyApps familyThe Apps family, originally from Ontario, Canada, has had three generations participate in ice hockey. Syl Apps and Syl Apps, Jr. represent the first two generations. The third generation includes a daughter Gillian Apps, and a son Syl Apps III. The third generation competed in the NCAA....
, Canadian ice hockey dynasty