implementation
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implementations
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Etymology
Origin of implementation
Explanation
Implementation refers to the carrying out a plan, like your school's implementation of the new dress code that will start in August — for now, you can keep wearing your jeans. Implementation is the noun form of the verb implement, or "to carry out or accomplish," and you’ll often see it used in reference to a government plan or act. Use this word to describe the process of turning formal plans — often very detailed conceptual plans that will affect many — into reality. For example, the implementation of new parking fees means everyone has to put more money in the parking meters.
Vocabulary lists containing implementation
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
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The lawsuit poses another potential hurdle for the pied-à-terre tax, which has been the subject of public confusion during its implementation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
There is no more obvious implementation of a tool like Muse than online shopping, and the king of American e-commerce is just saying no.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
An independent monitor will oversee the settlement implementation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
"Both the central and state governments run a variety of schemes. The problem is that implementation remains weak."
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
City officials threw up one stumbling block after another to delay implementation of the Court’s intent.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
China has also put more emphasis on the practical implementations of AI, Hannas said, pointing to the Chinese government’s AI Plus strategy aimed at integrating AI across the country’s economy and society.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
He says the move shows Shopify wants to reinvest in the partner channel, “particularly as the company pushes further upmarket and competes for more complex merchant implementations across Plus, POS, and B2B use cases.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Nevomo hopes to launch working implementations of its technology at a steel plant in Bremen, Germany, and at a port in India next year.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
Stride has invested in new learning and technology platforms, but the implementations haven’t gone smoothly, leading to negative customer feedback, the company said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025
On many C implementations it is possible to corrupt the execution stack by writing past the end of an array declared `auto' in a routine.
From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Eric S. Raymond
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