In plain English
This means work on the application has already begun, so it is not completely blank. Some information may be filled in, but it has still not been officially sent.
In context
Here, “Draft application” indicates that the application has been started or partly completed and has not yet been submitted.
- Situation
- Applying for jobs, reading vacancy labels, and following recruitment status
- What it communicates
- labels an application that has been started but not finally sent.
Meaning limits
The term alone does not show how much of the application is complete or whether it will ever be submitted.
Examples
“By Friday, Nadia had a Draft application with her contact details filled in, but she had not submitted it.”
“After starting the form last night, he returned to his Draft application this morning to finish the remaining sections.”