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implementation

/ˌɪm.plə.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/
im · ple · men · ta · tion
Plural:implementations
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Adjective:implementational
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• noun

1

The process of putting a decision, plan, policy, or agreement into effect.

Example

"The successful implementation of the new curriculum required extensive training for all teachers."

2

In computing, a specific realization of a technical specification, algorithm, or software design as a working program, component, or system.

Example

"The engineering team compared two different implementations of the sorting algorithm to see which used less memory."

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implausibly
implement
implementable
implementation
implementer
implex
implicate

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in the early 20th century from the verb 'implement' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ation', ultimately from Late Latin 'implementum' meaning 'a filling up', from Latin 'implere' ('to fill').

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