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Killer-app
Killer Application. A program or functionality that seems to make a technology worth developing or ensures the life of a technology. For example, many computer specialist attribute the over success of the personal computer to the development of the spreadsheet program. The spreadsheet transformed the personal computer from a novel toys for technology buffs to a productive business tool. Now, most major businesses could not operate without a computer. Likewise, many people consider E-mail the Killer-app for the Internet.
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