Running or executing a software program or a document that is associated with an application
The process by which a new product is introduced into the market for initial sale (See Chapters 25 and 26 of The PDMA HandBook)
To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to make a beginning; as, to launch into the current of a stream; to launch into an argument or discussion; to launch into lavish expenditures; often with out
To launch a ship or a boat means to put it into water, often for the first time after it has been built. There was no time to launch the lifeboats because the ferry capsized with such alarming speed. Launch is also a noun. The launch of a ship was a big occasion
The boat of the largest size belonging to a ship of war; also, an open boat of any size driven by steam, naphtha, electricity, or the like
A launch is a large motorboat that is used for carrying people on rivers and lakes and in harbours. The captain was on the deck of the launch, steadying the boat for the pilot
To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to set afloat; as, to launch a ship