computer science

Slowly (app)

Slowly (app) is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Slowly (app) rather than just read about it. In short: Slowly (stylized as SLOWLY) is a geosocial networking application that allows users to exchange delayed messages or "letters". The time taken by a message to be delivered depends on the distance between the sender and the recipient.

Key takeaways

Slowly (app) belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Slowly (app) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Slowly (app) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Slowly (stylized as SLOWLY) is a geosocial networking application that allows users to exchange delayed messages or "letters". The time taken by a message to be delivered depends on the distance between the sender and the recipient.

History

Slowly was released on iOS in 2017 and on Android a year later. It was featured as App Store's "App of the Day" in over 30 regions worldwide. It was also awarded 2019's "Best Breakthrough App" by Google Play. By January 2019, it had reached 1 million users. The Slowly web application was launched in version 5.0, in mid-September 2019. In 2020, features such as Dark Mode, the ability to exchange audio notes and to pass a letter without it affecting the user's sent/received ratio were introduced in version 6.0 of the app. A paid membership feature called SLOWLY PLUS was also launched that allows members to double their quotas for the number of friends, excluded topics and regions, and photo sharing. In September 2023, Slowly launched an Open Letters. This feature enables users to share their open letters or to read others open letters in order to connect and boost their potential match.

Operation Users are required to create a nickname and an avatar for themselves to get started. They can either manually browse user profiles or be "auto-matched" using an algorithm. It lets users search for people using various filters such as common interests or people from particular countries. The app establishes several "House Rules" that must be agreed to before a user can use the app. The "letters" take anything from 30 minutes to 60 hours to "slowly" reach their destination, depending on how far apart the sender and the recipient live. Virtual stamps are collected and attached to the "letters" before mailing them. Stamps can be obtained for free on special occasions or purchased in the "Stamp Store" using "SLOWLY Coins", which are bought with local currency or earned by watching short ads. Messages may also include photos and audio notes with the recipient's consent. Slowly users can also use a "Web Version", which runs on a web browser in their PC or laptop. First-time Web users can login by using a QR code, generated through the web app and scanned/verified by their mobile device's Slowly app. The Web Client offers easier and faster writing and is generally preferred by users composing longer "letters".

Illustrations

Slowly's mailbox icon and wordmark

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Slowly (app)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Slowly (app) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Slowly (app) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Slowly (app) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Slowly (app)

In research: Slowly (app) appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Slowly (app) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Slowly (app) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2017 software, Android (operating system) software, Communication software, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Slowly (app) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Slowly (app) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Slowly (app) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Slowly (app) out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Slowly (app) in simple terms?

Why does Slowly (app) matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Slowly (app)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Slowly (app).