olemus
tarkvara otseselt lõppkasutaja ülesanneteks: kõik, mis ei ole süsteemitarkvara
ISO/IEC 2382:
rakendusspetsiifiline tarkvara, näiteks tabeliprogramm
= software or program that is specific to the solution of an application problem
Example: A spreadsheet program.
ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765, ISO/IEC 18019, 27032 jt:
teatud töödes kasutaja abistamise või teatud probleemide käsitlemise tarkvara, erinevalt arvutit ennast juhtivast tarkvarast
= software designed to help users perform particular tasks or handle particular types of problems, as distinct from software that controls the computer itself

ülevaateid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_software
https://www.fingent.com/blog/a-detailed-guide-to-types-of-software-applications/
https://www.quickbase.com/articles/application-software-basics
https://www.educba.com/what-is-application-software-its-types/

turvalisus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_security
https://www.synopsys.com/blogs/software-security/application-security-vs-software-security/
http://www.iso27001security.com/html/27034.html
http://people.scs.carleton.ca/~paulv/papers/softprot8a.pdf
https://www.cisecurity.org/controls/application-software-security/
https://www.commoncriteriaportal.org/files/ppfiles/pp_app_v1.1.pdf
https://blog.shiftleft.io/5-application-security-standards-you-should-know-65a1c6b00531

vt ka
- mobiilirakendus, turvalisus
- rakendusprogramm
- veebirakendus, turvalisus