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"A technological product that is so good, or so innovative, that it is irresistible to potential customers; especially a software product that persuades people to buy the hardware needed to use it."
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "irresistibly good technological product",
"word": "läpimurtosovellus"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "irresistibly good technological product",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "Killer-Anwendung"
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"sense": "irresistibly good technological product",
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"feminine"
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"word": "Killer-Applikation"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kirā apurikēshon",
"sense": "irresistibly good technological product",
"word": "キラーアプリケーション"
},
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "irresistibly good technological product",
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"word": "genombrottsprogram"
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"sense": "irresistibly good technological product",
"word": "läpimurtosovellus"
},
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "irresistibly good technological product",
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],
"word": "Killer-Anwendung"
},
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "irresistibly good technological product",
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],
"word": "Killer-Applikation"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kirā apurikēshon",
"sense": "irresistibly good technological product",
"word": "キラーアプリケーション"
},
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"sense": "irresistibly good technological product",
"tags": [
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