active application

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Definition of active application in English English dictionary

An application which is currently running and is in the foreground The active application is the one you are currently able to work in

The application subsystem currently in an extended recovery facility (XRF) session with a terminal user See alternate application

an application that is currently running and in the foreground

The application associated with keyboard events, the one the user is currently working in Menus are visible on-screen only for the active application, and only the active application can have the current key window

Hyphenation

ac·tive ap·pli·ca·tion

Turkish pronunciation

äktîv äplıkeyşın

Pronunciation

/ˈaktəv ˌapləˈkāsʜən/ /ˈæktɪv ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/