implementation
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
“Now that the requirements are complete we can move on to implementation.”
Other meanings
A result of implementing something; a finished product, system or device.
“His implementation works, but it needs some fine-tuning.”
Related words
- implementational
- misimplementation
- postimplementation
- preimplementation
- reimplementation
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “implementation” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.