Circuit/System Description
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2013 Chevrolet Trax and 2013 Buick Encore. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The term application refers to any piece of software that works on a system (hardware) that is being operated by its own software. Applications are typically small software programs which uses the hardware to perform a specific task, as opposed to operating the entire system.