A mechanism for the exchange of business data between loosely-coupled R/3 applications. ALE provides SAP customers with a program distribution model and technology that enables interconnectivity of programs across various platforms and systems.  

Remedial changes and administrative tasks that are required to be executed in order to maintain the operational health of a software application.

An application for overseeing the installation, patching, updating, and access of software applications. It can also used to monitor a software application's performance and alert administrators if there is a problem. 

The process of moving an application program from one environment to another. Examples include migration from an on-premises enterprise server to a cloud provider environment or from one cloud environment to another.  

A process in ensuring software application programs perform as expected. Application monitoring tools provide administrators with the data they need to quickly discover, isolate and solve problems that negatively impact an application's performance. 

Application packaging is the act of bundling applications and creating a single file called a distribution unit (.msi), which can install your application onto the user's computer. A windows application package generally includes .cab file which is a compressed format of your project files and any other necessary files the user needs to install and run your application. Packaging reduces the total cost of ownership (TCO) for the customers by enabling them to efficiently install and configure the applications. One can create two kinds of packages — standard packages or Internet packages. If you plan to distribute on disk, floppy, or via a network share, you should create a standard package for your application. If you plan to distribute via an intranet or Internet site, you should create an Internet package.

A framework for managing enterprise IT software applications and software-based services. APM provides managers with an inventory of the company's software applications and metrics to illustrate the business benefits of each application.

Application portfolio rationalization is the act of streamlining the existing application portfolio with an explicit goal of improving efficiency, reducing complexity, and lowering Total Cost of Ownership by: Retiring aging and low-value applications; Modernizing aging and high-value applications; Eliminating redundant applications; Standardizing on common technology platform and version; Consolidating the applications—either physically, logically, or both.

Any program designed to perform a specific function directly for the user or for another application program. Examples include word processors, database programs, Web browsers, development tools, image editing programs, and communication programs. 

The specific method prescribed by a computer operating system or by an application program by which a programmer writing an application program can make requests of the operating system or another application.

The use of software, hardware, and procedural methods to protect applications from external threats. It minimizes the likelihood for hackers to successfully manipulate applications and access, steal, modify, or delete sensitive data. 

A server program in a computer in a distributed network. The application server is frequently viewed as part of a three-tier application, consisting of a GUI server, an application (business logic) server, and a database and transaction server.

A company that offers individuals or enterprises access over the Internet to applications and related services that would otherwise have to be located in their own personal or enterprise computers. 

Application software is all the computer software that causes a computer to perform useful tasks beyond the running of the computer itself. A specific instance of such software is called a software application, program, application or app.

An on-demand software delivery model. The server sends the client enough information to launch the application and then streams the rest to the client in the background while the end user is working. 

The Application Support team is responsible for the ongoing support of numerous applications and tools built by the organization. They respond to production emergencies, fixing errors, assisting users and answering questions, responding to environmental changes, trivial software/hardware upgrades, assisting with business processes and documentation updates.