Which one is right:
My long-term conception for a widely applicable next-generation software-uninstaller is to observe the programs under installation carefully and fully. In this context, wide applicability means that as many programs as possible will be correctly tracked and, when necessary, uninstalled.
My long-term conception for a broadly applicable next-generation software-uninstaller is to observe the programs under installation carefully and fully. In this context, broad applicability means that as many programs as possible will be correctly tracked and, when necessary, uninstalled.
Why?
The bold-and-italics marking is mine (i.e., it does not occur in the original text).