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super-app

noun

Etymology

From super + app. Attested from a 2010 speech by BlackBerry founder Mike Lazaridis at Mobile World Congress (see quotations below).

  1. borrowed from App
  2. compounded as super-app — “super + app”

Definitions

  1. A mobile or web application that can provide multiple services.

    • We think these applications are so compelling that we just don't call them apps. We call them super apps. Super apps are integrated with other apps, giving you a seamless experience across the device.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA