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

Examples of killer app in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The blockchain made to support bitcoin was meant to be an alternative to the dollar, but the first killer app turned out to be an all new way of using dollars. —

Brady Dale, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024 The big picture: Stablecoins are the clear killer app of blockchains so far, with a trillion dollars in volume per month (despite the fact that the total supply of stablecoins is still $25 billion below their 2022 peak). —

Brady Dale, Axios, 9 July 2024 The enthusiasm around Apple’s new strategy, then, comes down to three factors, none of which include its demonstration so far of what the tech industry calls a killer app. —

Adam Lashinsky, Washington Post, 24 June 2024 Hope for a killer app or use case around remote telepresence to catch fire and drive the vast improvements in the cost and miniaturization of the technology that are currently barriers to its mass appeal. —

Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for killer app

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