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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Ronald Reagan, "Tear Down This Wall" (1987)
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Example Sentences
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Givan has now proposed amendments which would give him the power to delay implementation.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Sweden's truth commission, set up in 2021, was tasked with charting and investigating the policies affecting the Sami and their implementation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
An independent monitor is expected to oversee implementation of the settlement terms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
“You have to oversee the implementation of the big ideas, hire the best and brightest, provide example, energy, inspiration.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
He figured that the man responsible for signing the school up for this would want to be there on the first day of implementation, but that didn’t seem to be the case.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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
The plan's 10 strategic actions include 31 implementations, spread across four areas:
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
And while China’s tech sector has made strides in domestic semiconductor production, it still relies on U.S. semis for high-tech implementations, like AI.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Refers to emulations of way-behind-the-state-of-the-art hardware or software, or implementations of never-was-state-of-the-art; esp. if such implementations are elaborate practical jokes and/or parodies, written mostly for hack value, of more `serious' designs.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele
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