implementation

American  

[im-pluh-muhn-tey-shuhn, ‑men‑] / ˌɪm plə mənˈteɪ ʃən, ‑mɛn‑ /

noun

• implementations
  plural

1. 

   the act of implementing, or putting into effect; fulfillment.

   The implementation of policies to conserve energy will involve personal sacrifice.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• implementations
  plural

Etymology

Origin of implementation

implement + -ation

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.

Example Sentences

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implementation implementations

“CMS closely monitors the implementation of all models, including system performance and denial patterns, and is actively addressing issues as they arise,” CMS said in a statement to MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

But, she said, she’s still concerned about when these issues will be addressed, as all the recommendations were given vague “near-term,” “mid-term” or “long-term” timelines, and funding for implementation was yet to be assigned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Saylor put implementation of the new DHS rules on hold for now without ruling on the merits of the case and scheduled another hearing for October 2.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

For one, they announced this change extremely late and without a clear implementation plan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Madison instead argued that the implementation of Jay’s Treaty required the approval of the House for all provisions dependent on funding.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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

“We also heard from customers that Agentforce implementations have had limited success at scale, partially due to customer related technology bottlenecks and issues implementing AI to achieve desired business outcomes.”

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025

But perhaps that resistance is missing the broader picture - or reacting not to the model itself, but to poor implementations of it.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025

Although simple in principle and promising in terms of impact, this approach has come up against several limitations, and its few implementations have performed poorly.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2023

For example, applications like Imagequery can incorporate compression, but current X implementations do not permit decompression at the end user's workstation.

From Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts by Library of Congress