App
A software application designed around a set of tasks or experiences, often connected to an account, remote service or operating-system permissions.
The useful mental model.
Start with the part that changes what you actually do or expect when you meet this concept in everyday digital life.
Why it matters
This concept is one piece of the everyday system behind apps, accounts, devices and services. Understanding the layer makes nearby features easier to reason about.
Follow the connection
Use the related entities below to move from the visible interface to the identity, data, business or infrastructure layer behind it.
What connects to this?
Digital life is a system. Follow the neighboring identity, data, design, security or business layer instead of stopping at one definition.
App Permissions
Operating-system controls that decide whether an app can use capabilities or data such as location, photos, contacts, camera or microphone.
Understand it →device actionUninstalling an App
Removing an app’s installed software from a device without automatically deleting the user’s account or every copy of associated data.
Understand it →identity conceptOnline Account
A persistent relationship between a person and a service, typically represented by credentials, settings, history, entitlements and stored data.
Understand it →service conceptCloud Service
A service that stores, processes or delivers data through remote infrastructure rather than relying only on one local device.
Understand it →Check the underlying references.
G7 prioritizes primary technical documentation, public-interest institutions and strong research. Product-specific behavior can change, so current service documentation remains important.