Task vs. Application — What's the Difference?

A piece of work assigned or done as part of one's duties.

The act of applying.

A difficult or tedious undertaking

Something applied, such as a cosmetic or curative agent.

A function to be performed; an objective

The act of putting something to a special use or purpose

To assign a task to or impose a task on

A specific use to which something is put

(Archaic) To subject to strain or hardship

The capacity of being usable; relevance

A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.

Close attention; diligence

Any piece of work done.

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

A difficult or tedious undertaking.

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

An objective.

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

(computing) A process or execution of a program.

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

(obsolete) A tax or charge.

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

(transitive) To assign a task to, or impose a task on.

The substance applied.

(transitive) To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax

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

(transitive) To charge, as with a fault.

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

Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or amount.

(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.)

Business; employment; undertaking; labor.

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

To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to.

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

To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.

The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.

To charge; to tax, as with a fault.

Diligence; close thought or attention.

Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted;

A kind of needlework; appliqué.

A specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee;

(obsolete) Compliance.

Assign a task to;

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

Use to the limit;

The thing applied.

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

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.

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;