{"action":"opened","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/SUSE/doc-styleguide/issues/3","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/SUSE/doc-styleguide/issues/3/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/SUSE/doc-styleguide/issues/3/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/SUSE/doc-styleguide/issues/3/events","html_url":"https://github.com/SUSE/doc-styleguide/issues/3","id":106301097,"number":3,"title":"new definition: command, tool, program, application","user":{"login":"tomschr","id":1312925,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1312925?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/tomschr","html_url":"https://github.com/tomschr","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/tomschr/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/tomschr/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/tomschr/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/tomschr/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/tomschr/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/tomschr/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/tomschr/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/tomschr/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/tomschr/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":0,"created_at":"2015-09-14T09:11:32Z","updated_at":"2015-09-14T09:11:32Z","closed_at":null,"body":"The above terms pop up frequently and sometimes it's hard to use it right.\r\n\r\nHere are some definitions from https://www.wordnik.com:\r\n\r\n* command:\r\n  * A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.\r\n  * A signal that initiates an operation defined by an instruction.\r\n* tool:\r\n  *  An application program, often one that creates, manipulates, modifies, or analyzes other programs.\r\n  * A mechanical device intended to make a task easier\r\n  * A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.\r\n* program\r\n  * A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task.\r\n  * a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute\r\n* application\r\n  * A computer program with a user interface.\r\n  * A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)"}}