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The killer app that got the world ready for appliances was the light bulb. So the light bulb is what wired the world. And they weren't thinking about appliances when they wired the world. They were really thinking about - they weren't putting electricity into the home. They were putting lighting into the home.
Jeff Bezos

Meaning of "killer app" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KILLER APP

killer app  [ˈkɪlə ˌæp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KILLER APP

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Killer app is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KILLER APP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Killer application

In marketing terminology, a killer application is any computer program that is so necessary or desirable that it proves the core value of some larger technology, such as computer hardware, gaming console, software, a programming language, software platform, or an operating system. In other words, consumers would buy the hardware just to run that application. A killer app can substantially increase sales of the platform on which it runs.

Definition of killer app in the English dictionary

The definition of killer app in the dictionary is a highly innovative, very powerful, or extremely useful computer application; esp one sufficiently important as to justify purchase of the equipment or software.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KILLER APP


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WORDS THAT END LIKE KILLER APP

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Synonyms and antonyms of killer app in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «killer app» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KILLER APP

Find out the translation of killer app to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of killer app from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «killer app» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

杀手级应用
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

killer App
570 millions of speakers

English

killer app
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हत्यारा app
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

القاتل التطبيق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

приложение убийцы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Killer App
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হত্যাকারী অ্যাপ্লিকেশন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tueur app
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aplikasi pembunuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Killer- App
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キラーアプリ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

킬러 앱
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aplikasi pembunuh
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

ứng dụng sát thủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொலையாளி பயன்பாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

किलर अॅप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Katil uygulaması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

killer application
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zabójca app
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

додаток вбивці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

killer app
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

killer app
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

moordenaar artikels
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

killer app
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

killer app
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of killer app

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KILLER APP»

The term «killer app» is regularly used and occupies the 101.127 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about killer app

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6 QUOTES WITH «KILLER APP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word killer app.
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Jeff Bezos
The killer app that got the world ready for appliances was the light bulb. So the light bulb is what wired the world. And they weren't thinking about appliances when they wired the world. They were really thinking about - they weren't putting electricity into the home. They were putting lighting into the home.
2
Tina Brown
It always seemed to me ironic that the McCain campaign kept referring sneeringly to Obama's meager resume - 'a mere community organizer!' - before he entered electoral politics. It was Obama's experience as a community organizer that proved such a killer app when he applied that skill to the Internet.
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Thomas Dolby
So evidently music was a killer app and is a killer app for computer and the Internet; it just took the tech industry a long time to hear that message.
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Mitch Lasky
I really think the app store is kind of the killer app for Apple and for Google.
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Eric Schmidt
If you think about YouTube, YouTube is a 'searching the world's videos' problem, right? They all have to be there, but how do you find them? What I guess I'm trying to say is that search is still the killer app.
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Maynard Webb
As a technologist, I'm obsessed with searching for the next killer app.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KILLER APP»

Discover the use of killer app in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to killer app and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Unleashing the Killer App: Digital Strategies for Market ...
Unleashing the Killer Appprovides the tools, the techniques, and the proof that you need to incubate--perhaps even release--the killer app within your organization. Also available in hardcover; ISBN 087584801X, $24.95.
Larry Downes, Chunka Mui, 2000
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Schrödinger's Killer App: Race to Build the World's First ...
Interspersed with amusing and personal anecdotes, this book presents quantum computing and the closely connected foundations of quantum mechanics in an engaging manner accessible to non-specialists.
Jonathan P. Dowling, 2013
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Killer App
Roma's friend, Michael has a killer new app that promises to make your dreams come true. It sounds fun, but for Roma it's a nightmare . . .
S. Carey, 2013
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Killer App
RavenWing creates a popular app. Readers can download their favorite horror tales. But the app sends more than eBooks their way. Hungry ravens swarm out of thin air!
Michael Dahl, 2011
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Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence ...
By that I mean: Your knowledge: everything that comes from all the books that I’ll encourage you to devour. Your network: the collection of friends and contacts you now have, which I’ll teach you how to grow and nurture.
Tim Sanders, Gene Stone, 2002
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When a mysterious accident lands her computer engineer sister in a coma just after she had discovered a secret database at SJR Systems, Chicago cop Suze Figueroa, with the help of her partner on the beat, uncovers a greedy computer genius ...
Barbara D'Amato, 1997
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Successful Business Intelligence: Secrets to Making BI a ...
This is because technology is only part of a truly successful, company-wide BI strategy.
Cindi Howson, 2007
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The Killer App and Other Paranormal Stories
Gripping, haunting, uncanny, bizarre-12 paranormal stories to chill the heart.
Various, 2012
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Brewing Up a Business: Adventures in Beer from the Founder ...
His killer app—a wider, more exotic tie—evolved intoone ofthe most respected affluentlifestyle brands inhistory. Another,more unorthodox, example ofa killer app wouldbe the launch of New Coke. Remember New Coke? Not everybody does.
Sam Calagione, 2011
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Today We Are Rich: Harnessing the Power of Total Confidence
Are you just hanging in there? Have life’s curveballs thrown you off balance? Do you feel as if your life is going sideways? Bestselling author, leadership coach, and former Yahoo! executive Tim Sanders knows how you feel.
Tim Sanders, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KILLER APP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term killer app is used in the context of the following news items.
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Weekend listening - Google, reddit hate, Pluto - USA Today
... found the time to create a really good mobile app for its New Horizons mission to Pluto. Really--there should be a killer app for that, I argue. «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
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Four ways to make money on the internet | afr.com
Would-be entrepreneurs are quitting their high-paid professional jobs to found start-ups, often with dreams of developing the next killer app. «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
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Apple Watch App for Dynamics CRM - NewsFactor Network
'Snapshot' CRM the 'Killer App'. One out of two CRM professionals said that using mobile devices like smartphones and tablets to access their ... «NewsFactor Network, Jul 15»
4
Feeling The Heat? This Slick Table Supercharges Your A/C
That's the killer app of the ZEF Climatic Table, which can help supercharge your A/C in the summer and lower your heating bill in the winter. «Co.Design, Jul 15»
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The Apple Watch Is Doing Splendidly If You Completely Lower Your …
(And it did have a killer app: Mobile Safari, the world's first decent mobile web browsing experience.) Questionable Fashion. And then there's ... «Co.Design, Jul 15»
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6 Time-Tested Tips for Designing a Killer App for Your Brand
Take a walk through your city, and you'll probably find a Starbucks on almost every corner. Take a look through the phone of the closest ... «Entrepreneur, Jul 15»
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Review: Apple Watch Gets Another Convert : Discovery News
The potential for a killer app on the Apple Watch is great. I've already got a couple: messaging and fitness tracking (more on that in the second ... «Discovery News, Jul 15»
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Is Water a Rising Tide for Investors?
There's no Uber for water industry, no killer app. The rate of adoption of new technology is slow," says Matthew Dickerson, managing director of ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
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Webfortis and Microsoft Team on Apple Watch App for Dynamics CRM
And if it can be on my phone, accessible in seconds, provide me with some kind of snapshot that's easy for me to see -- that is the killer app," he ... «Top Tech News, Jul 15»
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Wearing It Well: Is Field Service The Killer App for Wearable …
Until just a few years ago, innovation in the Field Service industry was inching forward at a snail's pace with manual processes and paperwork. «SourceWire, Jul 15»

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