Applications of a Linked List 

Applications of linked list:

1. Helps to implement stacks and queues.
2. Helps to implement graphs.
3. Helps in dynamic memory allocation.
4. Helps in maintaining a directory of the names.
5. It helps represent the sparse matrix.
6. Helps to manipulate the polynomials.
7. Helps in performing long operations.

In the real world it is used for the following:

1. Image viewer.
2. Music Player
3. Browser

Application of circular linked list:

1. It helps in the implementation of the queue.
2. They are useful when applications need to go around the list.
3. They are used in the implementation of advanced data structures.

Reference

Application of  linked list