killer app
noun
: a computer application of such great value or popularity that it assures the success of the technology with which it is associated
broadly
: a feature or component that in itself makes something worth having or using
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Stablecoins — widely believed to be crypto’s killer app — were a bright spot in the third quarter.
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Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
Stablecoins, or tokens that stand in for dollars, have become the killer app.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
In the wake of generative AI disappointments, 25% of tech execs will make employee experience the killer app.
—Forrester, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Whereas blockchains seem like a solution in search of a problem, Google Docs was a killer app for the cloud before the term became part of the vernacular.
—Sheon Han, WIRED, 9 May 2023
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Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
Stablecoins, or tokens that stand in for dollars, have become the killer app.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
In the wake of generative AI disappointments, 25% of tech execs will make employee experience the killer app.
—Forrester, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Whereas blockchains seem like a solution in search of a problem, Google Docs was a killer app for the cloud before the term became part of the vernacular.
—Sheon Han, WIRED, 9 May 2023
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“Killer app.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/killer%20app. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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