Application vs. Advantage — What's the Difference?

The act of applying.

A beneficial factor or combination of factors

Something applied, such as a cosmetic or curative agent.

Benefit or profit; gain

The act of putting something to a special use or purpose

A relatively favorable position; superiority of means

A specific use to which something is put

The first point scored in tennis after deuce.

The capacity of being usable; relevance

The resulting score.

Close attention; diligence

(Sports) A situation in soccer in which the referee has signaled that a foul has been committed but delays making the call because the fouled team has a more favorable position in play. If the fouled team loses this favorable position, the referee then makes the call.

A request, as for assistance, employment, or admission to a school.

To afford profit or gain to; benefit.

The form or document on which such a request is made.

(countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.

(Computers) A computer program designed for a specific task or use.

(obsolete) Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.

Of or being a computer program designed for a specific task or use

Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit

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

(tennis) The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.

The substance applied.

(soccer) The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.

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

Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).

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

(transitive) to provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to

(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.)

(reflexive) to do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of

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

Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; as, the enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position.

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

Superiority; mastery; - with of or over.

The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.

Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit; as, the advantage of a good constitution.

Diligence; close thought or attention.

Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).

A kind of needlework; appliqué.

The first point scored after deuce.

(obsolete) Compliance.

To give an advantage to; to further; to promote; to benefit; to profit.

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.

The quality of having a superior or more favorable position;

The thing applied.

First point scored after deuce

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

Benefit resulting from some event or action;

The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence; as, I make the remark, and leave you to make the application; the application of a theory.

Give an advantage to;

That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied to practical uses; the "moral" of a fable.

The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy; as, a rule of general application.

The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self; assiduous effort; close attention; as, to injure the health by application to study.

The act of making request of soliciting; as, an application for an office; he made application to a court of chancery.

A request; a document containing a request; as, his application was placed on file.

A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school;

The act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose;

A program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task;

The work of applying something;

Liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin;

A diligent effort;