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  1. killer application(Noun)

    a technological product that is so good, or so innovatory, that it is irresistible to potential customers; especially a software product that persuades people to buy the hardware needed to use it

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  1. Killer application

    In marketing terminology, a killer application is 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, a programming language, software platform, or an operating system. In other words, consumers would buy the hardware just to run that application. A killer app can substantially increase sales of the platform on which it runs.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of killer application in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of killer application in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of killer application in a Sentence

  1. Gerrit Schneemann:

    Higher data speeds and throughput are a promise, but, with limited network availability [ they ] will have limited immediate impact on the user experience, it is not yet really clear what a killer application or use case might be for smartphones on 5G.

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