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application ID

An application ID, or application identification number, is a reference number used to identify a particular application to study at an educational institution or on a course.

In plain English

This is the number used to tell one application apart from others. It refers to one specific application to study with an educational institution or on a course. It serves as that application's reference number.

In context

Here, "application ID" labels the reference number that identifies that particular application.

Situation
Applying for admission, scholarships, financial aid, and following decision status
What it communicates
labels the application's reference number

Meaning limits

By itself, the term does not say anything about the status or outcome of the application.

Examples

“Her applications to history and physics were assigned application IDs 54182 and 54196.”

Core meaning

“The admissions clerk filed the recommendation letter under the application ID on Mara's engineering application.”

In context

  • reference number Broader Term

    A reference number is a broader category of number used to identify a specific record or request.

  • application status Contrast

    This refers to the progress or state of the application, not the identifier for it.