Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 the act of bringing something to bear; 
 using it for a particular purpose; 
- Example: "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"- Example: "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis"[syn: application, practical application]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
practical application
    n 1: the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a
         particular purpose; "he advocated the application of
         statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of
         electronics to medical diagnosis" [syn: application,
         practical application]