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Is a computer game a program or an application?

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Is a computer game a program or an application?
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>>60054991

Both.
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>>60055009
>Both.
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it's an application for entertainment
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>>60054991
I'd like to interject. What you call a program or application is actually a software application program.
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I guess program would rather be text only, while application has window.
You use program to do one specific thing and application to generally work.
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Then what is an app

Is a game an app

Is an app a game
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That looks like a neat little game!
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They're all called binaries
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>>60055777
It (and the star wars one) were pretty good.
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>>60054991
yes
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The correct term is "botnet".
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What if they made a modern game with the menu being part of the host's GUI?
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>>60054991
Not sure if serious or troll.
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>>60054991
a program is a simple function(s) that can be called once.

an application is a package of programs, with an easy way to access and use them.
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>>60056570
>>60054991
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>>60055697
It's what lazy bastards and stupid people call applications.
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>>60054991
neither.

it's an App ™
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>program
>application
These refer to the same thing.
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Thanks, Steve.
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