The difference between Application and Industry

When used as nouns, application means the act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense, whereas industry means the tendency to work persistently. diligence.

check bellow for the other definitions of Application and Industry

  1. Application as a noun:

    The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense

    Examples:

    "The application of this cream should reduce the swelling."

  2. Application as a noun:

    The substance applied.

  3. Application as a noun:

    The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.

  4. Application as a noun:

    The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.

    Examples:

    "I make the remark, and leave you to make the application."

    "The application of a theory to a set of data can be challenging."

  5. Application as a noun (computing):

    A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)

    Examples:

    "This iPhone application can connect to most social networks."

  6. Application as a noun:

    A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.

    Examples:

    "December 31 is the deadline for MBA applications."

  7. Application as a noun (bureaucracy, legal):

    A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.

    Examples:

    "Their application for a deferral of the hearing was granted."

  8. Application as a noun:

    The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.

  9. Application as a noun:

    Diligence; close thought or attention.

  10. Application as a noun:

    A kind of needlework; appliqué.

  11. Application as a noun (obsolete):

    Compliance.

  1. Industry as a noun (uncountable):

    The tendency to work persistently. Diligence.

    Examples:

    "Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy."

  2. Industry as a noun (countable, business, economics):

    Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade.

    Examples:

    "The software and tourism industries continue to grow, while the steel industry remains troubled."

    "The steel industry has long used [[blast furnace]]s to smelt iron."

  3. Industry as a noun (uncountable, economics):

    Businesses that produce goods as opposed to services.

  4. Industry as a noun (in the singular, economics):

    The sector of the economy consisting of large-scale enterprises.

    Examples:

    "There used to be a lot of industry around here, but now the economy depends on tourism."

  5. Industry as a noun (European, _, software, _, patent law):

    Automated production of material goods{{cite-web

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  10. Industry as a noun (archaeology):

    A typological classification of stone tools, associated with a technocomplex.

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