In computing

Computing

Computing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...

, a horizontal application is a software

Computer software

Computer software, or just software, is a collection of computer programs and related data that provide the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it....

 package designed to be used by many different kinds of organizations or individual users, such as office automation, word processing

Word processor

A word processor is a computer application used for the production of any sort of printable material....

 or bookkeeping software.These general-purpose programs address the needs of many people. Marketing, Piping , Finance, Accounting and Management are the main areas which use horizontal applications. In contrast with vertical application

Vertical application

A vertical application or vertical market application, is software defined by requirements for a single, or narrowly defined, market. It contrasts with horizontal application....

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