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Application

Application is executable software that delivers defined functions or services for users or other systems within an enterprise, operating on a platform or operating system and managed across a lifecycle that includes development, deployment, security, monitoring, and retirement.

  • 264 articles
  • 293 companies
  • Most covered: Aviz Networks, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), DEEP

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293 companies that coverage ties to the term, listed by how often, each linked to its own record.

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MCP

curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"application"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'

REST

GET https://api.decisioninsights.ai/api/public/v1/glossary/2d93c28a-1a0e-46cf-824f-e75362c9602a

CLI

di get-glossary --slug application

JSON-LD

The schema.org markup this page publishes for search engines and AI agents, exactly as they read it.

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