A set of instructions by which an application program (a complete program that performs a specific function directly for the user) can access the computer's operating system. This term was viewed ...

A computer virus is a form of malicious software that piggybacks onto legitimate application code in order to spread and reproduce itself. Like other types of malware, a virus is deployed by attackers ...

(1) In a mobile device, a chip used for the primary application processing in contrast with the chips that handle functions such as the display, wireless communications and power management. (2) A ...