Application software is such a vague and undescriptive word that it's better to just use the terms "program" and "software" as they're impossible to misuse or a

Application software is such a vague and undescriptive word that it's better to just use the terms "program" and "software" as they're impossible to misuse or argue about. Wikipedia uses the term "utility" to refer to programs like mount, although again, just call it a program and be done with it. (this is just a general remark, not a reply)