"super-app" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: super-apps [plural]
Etymology: From super + app. Attested from a 2010 speech by BlackBerry founder Mike Lazaridis at Mobile World Congress (see quotations below). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|super|app}} super + app Head templates: {{en-noun}} super-app (plural super-apps)
  1. (technology, Internet) A mobile or web application that can provide multiple services. Wikipedia link: Mike Lazaridis Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet, Technology Synonyms: super app, superapp

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