HappySqurriel on 18 July 2012
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- A killer application (commonly shortened to killer app), in the jargon of technologists, has been used to refer to 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, or an operating ...
- Whereas the world wide web was popularized by the web browser, no "killer app" has emerged that allows everyone to leverage the power of the semantic web easily. Such a catalyst may be necessary for adoptions.
- A type of software that people urgently want to buy - e.g. when the first spreadsheets appeared, around 1980, this was the "killer app" that caused personal computer sales to boom.
- This just means "the next big idea." But if you say it to your client, he'll be impressed that you can Think Out of the Box. (See Think Out of the Box)
- Slang contraction of killer application. A successful and popular software application (often written by a third party), that is generally perceived to be superior in function or that employs the latest and most impressive techniques.
- A computer program or "application" that by providing a superior method for accomplishing a task in a new way becomes indispensable to computer users. Examples are word processors and spreadsheets.
- The Killer Application, the utilization of the company technology that will hit the market and sell BIG. The best utilization of the core technology.
"Killer App" has always been about sales and adoption through proving the importance of a technology; it has never had anything to do with pushing the limits of hardware.
