implementation

noun

im·​ple·​men·​ta·​tion ˌim-plə-mən-ˈtā-shən 

-ˌmen-

plural implementations

: an act or instance of implementing something : the process of making something active or effective

implementation of a new policy/law

The Vatican returned the revised text to the bishops for implementation.

—Rita Ferrone

That standard, which defines how much ozone is unhealthy, was set in 1997, but its implementation was delayed by legal challenges.

—Cheryl Hogue

Synonyms

• accomplishment
• achievement
• commission
• discharge
• enactment
• execution
• fulfillment
• fulfilment
• performance
• perpetration
• prosecution
• pursuance

Examples of implementation in a Sentence

the implementation of the idea turned out to be harder than its conception

Recent Examples on the Web

The decrease is attributed to historical inventory adjustments and a new bill of material system implementation. —Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024

So much of the federal government’s implementation could be done in months. —Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Nov. 2024

As for texts, almost all messages sent between iPhones should be encrypted end-to-end by Apple’s iMessage system, and Google’s implementation of the RCS standard has brought end-to-end encryption to most Android-to-Android messaging. —Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024

This is further supported by another Gartner survey, where many respondents reported difficulties in demonstrating ROI from their AI implementations. —Abhi Maheshwari, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

implement entry 2 + -ation

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above