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application abandonment

[ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən əˈbændənmənt]
nounpl: application abandonments
abandono de aplicação
1. The act of discontinuing or ceasing to use, develop, or pursue an application or software program
The application abandonment rate increased after the company failed to provide timely updates.
A taxa de abandono de aplicação aumentou depois que a empresa não forneceu atualizações oportunas.
2. In legal contexts, the withdrawal or discontinuation of a patent, trademark, or application filing
The applicant's application abandonment resulted in loss of intellectual property rights.
O abandono de aplicação do requerente resultou na perda de direitos de propriedade intelectual.
3. In user experience, when users stop using an application without completing intended actions or transactions
Mobile app developers track application abandonment to improve user retention.
Desenvolvedores de aplicativos móveis rastreiam o abandono de aplicação para melhorar a retenção de usuários.
NYC Slang
ghosting an app
Synonyms
app abandonmentdiscontinuationdesertionwithdrawal
Antonyms
application adoptionapp retentionuser engagement

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
abandono de aplicação
Most common term used in Brazil for both software and legal contexts
São Paulo
desistência de aplicação
Alternative term often used in formal legal and patent documents
Portugal
abandono da aplicação
European Portuguese usage, with definite article more common
Technical/Computing
descontinuação de app
Informal usage in tech industry across Portuguese-speaking regions

Related Idioms & Phrases

dead app
left hanging
put on the shelf
write off
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