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[โ€“] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Historically, an app is something with very limited uses, and a program is more powerful.

Adobe PhotoShop is a program. Apple Photos is an app.

[โ€“] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 16 hours ago

I'd say it gets a little different with command line utilities

maybe "utility" is the appropriate term here, but I'd call something like grep a program, not an application (again

"utility" also works).

To be sure, grep is extremely powerful, but its scope is limited.