super-app
super-app noun: a mobile or web application that can provide multiple services.
Noun
super-app (plural super-apps)
- 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.2010 February, 10:25, in Mobile World Congress 2010 Keynotes: Mike Lazaridis, President, Co-CEO, RIM, spoken by Mike Lazaridis
- However, despite increased interest from tech players, it is the financial sector that strongly gravitates towards the super app approach. In particular, the newly-emerged digital banks and FinTech players are at full speed ahead into transforming their ecosystem of services into open banking...2019 October 18, “Introducing Super App: a New Approach to All-in-One Experience”, in Infopulse
- Synonyms:
- everything app
Synonyms of super-app
Forms of super-app
| plural | super-apps |
|---|---|
| alternative form | super app |
| alternative form | superapp |
Origin of super-app
From super + app. Attested from a 2010 speech by BlackBerry founder Mike Lazaridis at Mobile World Congress (see quotations below).
Questions about super-app
- What does super-app mean?
- Super-app means a mobile or web application that can provide multiple services.
- What part of speech is super-app?
- Super-app is a noun.
- What is the plural of super-app?
- The plural of super-app is super-apps.
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