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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It literally means "to apply", funnily.
But of course the majority of Chinese people are not English speakers, so they see "app" but can't know it's the same meaning.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Eh, that kinda works out.