The process of putting a system, plan, or standard into place.
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Implementation is the realization of an application, execution of a plan, idea, model, design, specification, standard, algorithm, policy, or the administration or management of a process or objective.
English
Etymology
From implement + -ation.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɪmplɪmənˈteɪʃn/
- IPA(key): (US) /ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən/, /ˌɪmpləmənˈteɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
implementation (countable and uncountable, plural implementations)
- 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.
- (electronics) A result of implementing something; a finished product, system or device