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キラーアプリ (kiraaapuri) Japanese meaning: killer app | Kotomora

キラーアプリ

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ラ

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ア

プ

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Meanings

1

killer app; killer application

Computing term for a piece of software so desirable that it drives adoption of a platform or device.

このゲームがそのゲーム機き

の

キラーアプリ

に

なっ

た

。

This game became the killer app for that console.

Built from

キラー+アプリ

Written forms

キラー・アプリ
- キラーアプリ
  Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
- キラー・アプリ

Etymology

Loanword from English 'killer app', short for 'killer application'.