use application(s) instead of app(s)

components/mercure.rst

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The Mercure Component
     browsers and other HTTP clients in a convenient, fast, reliable
     and battery-friendly way.
     It is especially useful to publish real-time updates of resources served
-    through web APIs, to reactive web and mobile apps.
+    through web APIs, to reactive web and mobile applications.
 
 The Mercure Component implements the "publisher" part of the Mercure Protocol.
 

configuration/front_controllers_and_kernel.rst

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ It then creates the service container before serving requests in its
 :method:`Symfony\\Component\\HttpKernel\\HttpKernelInterface::handle`
 method.
 
-The kernel used in Symfony apps extends from :class:`Symfony\\Component\\HttpKernel\\Kernel`
+The kernel used in Symfony applications extends from :class:`Symfony\\Component\\HttpKernel\\Kernel`
 and uses the :class:`Symfony\\Bundle\\FrameworkBundle\\Kernel\\MicroKernelTrait`.
 The ``Kernel`` class leaves some methods from :class:`Symfony\\Component\\HttpKernel\\KernelInterface`
 unimplemented and the ``MicroKernelTrait`` defines several abstract methods, so

email.rst

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ other encryption or auth mode, you must override those values
 
 If your Gmail account uses 2-Step-Verification, you must `generate an App password`_
 and use it as the value of the mailer password. You must also ensure that you
-`allow less secure apps to access your Gmail account`_.
+`allow less secure applications to access your Gmail account`_.
 
 Using Cloud Services to Send Emails
 -----------------------------------
@@ -175,5 +175,5 @@ Learn more
 .. _`SendGrid`: https://sendgrid.com/
 .. _`Amazon SES`: http://aws.amazon.com/ses/
 .. _`generate an App password`: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833
-.. _`allow less secure apps to access your Gmail account`: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255
+.. _`allow less secure applications to access your Gmail account`: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255
 .. _`RFC 3986`: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3986.txt

form/form_themes.rst

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ great when using some of the most popular CSS frameworks. Each theme is defined
 in a single Twig template:
 
 * `form_div_layout.html.twig`_, wraps each form field inside a ``<div>`` element
-  and it's the theme used by default in Symfony apps unless you configure it as
-  explained later in this article.
+  and it's the theme used by default in Symfony applications unless you configure
+  it as explained later in this article.
 * `form_table_layout.html.twig`_, wraps the entire form inside a ``<table>``
   element and each form field inside a ``<tr>`` element.
 * `bootstrap_3_layout.html.twig`_, wraps each form field inside a ``<div>``
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ Disabling Global Themes for Single Forms
 Global form themes defined in the app are always applied to all forms, even
 those which use the ``form_theme`` tag to apply their own themes. You may want
 to disable this for example when creating an admin interface for a bundle which
-can be installed on different Symfony apps (and so you can't control what themes
-are enabled globally). To do that, add the ``only`` keyword after the list of
-form themes:
+can be installed on different Symfony applications (and so you can't control what
+themes are enabled globally). To do that, add the ``only`` keyword after the list
+of form themes:
 
 .. code-block:: twig
 
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ Creating a Form Theme in a Separate Template
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 This is recommended when creating form themes that are used in your entire app
-or even reused in different Symfony apps. You only need to create a Twig
+or even reused in different Symfony applications. You only need to create a Twig
 template somewhere and follow the :ref:`form fragment naming <form-fragment-naming>`
 rules to know which Twig blocks to define.
 

frontend/assetic/index.rst

@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ Assetic
 
     Using Assetic to manage web assets in Symfony applications is no longer
     recommended. Instead, use :doc:`Webpack Encore </frontend>`, which bridges
-    Symfony apps with modern JavaScript-based tools to manage web assets.
+    Symfony applications with modern JavaScript-based tools to manage web assets.

mercure.rst

@@ -523,8 +523,8 @@ hypermedia API, and automatic update broadcasting through the Mercure hub::
     }
 
 As showcased `in this recording`_, the API Platform Client Generator also
-allows to scaffold complete React and React Native apps from this API.
-These apps will render the content of Mercure updates in real-time.
+allows to scaffold complete React and React Native applications from this API.
+These applications will render the content of Mercure updates in real-time.
 
 Checkout `the dedicated API Platform documentation`_ to learn more about
 its Mercure support.

security.rst

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ here: :doc:`User Providers </security/user_provider>`.
 2c) Encoding Passwords
 ----------------------
 
-Not all apps have "users" that need passwords. *If* your users have passwords,
+Not all applications have "users" that need passwords. *If* your users have passwords,
 you can control how those passwords are encoded in ``security.yaml``. The ``make:user``
 command will pre-configure this for you:
 

security/user_provider.rst

@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ Memory User Provider
 --------------------
 
 It's not recommended to use this provider in real applications because of its
-limitations and how difficult it is to manage users. It may be useful in app
-prototypes and for limited apps that don't store users in databases.
+limitations and how difficult it is to manage users. It may be useful in application
+prototypes and for limited applications that don't store users in databases.
 
 This user provider stores all user information in a configuration file,
 including their passwords. That's why the first step is to configure how these