user-launched program

noun

UK /ˈjuːzə lɔːntʃt ˈprəʊɡræm/

US /ˈjuːzər lɔːntʃt ˈproʊɡræm/

A program that a person starts by clicking or tapping it.

She opened the user-launched program to draw a picture.

SYNONYMS

manually started app user-started program hand-opened application user-initiated software

RELATED WORDS

application launch click desktop shortcut

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Software that only runs when a person chooses to open it, not automatically at startup.

The game is a user-launched program, so it does not slow down the computer at boot.

3. An app started directly by a person's action rather than by the system or another program.

The teacher showed how a user-launched program appears in the taskbar after you click its icon.

4. A computer tool a person opens on purpose to do a task.

He used a user-launched program to type his story and save it.