<s>
The	O
term	O
application	B-General_Concept
posture	I-General_Concept
characterizes	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
a	O
software	B-Application
application	I-Application
's	O
interaction	B-General_Concept
with	O
its	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sovereign	B-General_Concept
application	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
program	O
that	O
monopolizes	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
attention	O
for	O
long	O
periods	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cooper	O
defined	O
transient	B-General_Concept
applications	I-General_Concept
thus	O
:	O
'	O
A	O
transient	O
posture	O
program	O
comes	O
and	O
goes	O
,	O
presenting	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
high-relief	O
function	O
with	O
a	O
tightly	O
restricted	O
set	O
of	O
accompanying	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daemonic	O
applications	O
are	O
background	O
processes	O
that	O
require	O
no	O
direct	O
user	O
interaction	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parasitic	O
or	O
Auxiliary	O
applications	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
transient	B-General_Concept
applications	I-General_Concept
in	O
providing	O
a	O
limited	O
,	O
focused	O
set	O
of	O
functionality	O
and	O
occupy	O
a	O
small	O
space	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
are	O
shown	O
persistently	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
