killer app

noun
🔊/ˌkɪlər ˈæp/
🔊/ˌkɪlər ˈæp/
(also killer application
🔊/ˌkɪlər ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/
🔊/ˌkɪlər ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/
)
(informal)
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  1. a feature or function of a new technology or product that is so useful or popular that it becomes something that everyone or all similar products have to have
    • The barcode is one of the killer apps of the digital economy.条形码是数字经济的杀手级应用之一。
    Topics Computersc2