Creates an app (5)

I believe the answer is:

codes

(Other definitions for codes that I've seen before include "Sets of rules or cryptograms" , "Symbolic systems" , "Ciphers" , "Lots of laws" , "Systems for transmitting secret messages" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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