implementation
English meaning: Implementation
Definition
The process of moving an idea from concept to reality. In business, engineering and other fields, implementation refers to the building process rather than the design process.
Example
“Implementation of the new policy will begin next quarter.”
Another example: “The software's implementation was delayed by a lack of funding.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A formal noun common in business, software, engineering and policy contexts, referring to the act of carrying out a plan or putting a system into use; British and American spellings are identical.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Late Latin 'implementum' (a filling up, a tool), from Latin 'implere' (to fill), with the modern 'carrying out' sense developed in the 19th century.
Synonyms
- execution
- carrying out
- enactment
- realisation
- application
- deployment
Antonyms / Opposites
- planning
- conception
- cancellation
Related Words
- prohibit
- limiting
- nutrition
- foods
- beverages
- specification
- api
- protocol
- recommendations
- java
Common Collocations
- implementation phase
- successful implementation
- implementation plan
- ease of implementation
- full implementation
- implementation strategy
Word Forms
implement (v & n); implemented; implementing; implementation (n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
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- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
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- Indo-European
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