implemented

[im-pluh-men-tid]

adjective

1. carried out; put into effect, usually by means of a definite plan or procedure.

   The collaboration between the two leaders created a synergy in translating the company's policy from paper into an implemented practice.

2. Computers.,  (of an element in a program) realized, instantiated, or brought into action, often under certain conditions as specified by the software involved.

   You'll need a workaround because satellite dish control is not an implemented feature in this streaming software.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of implement.

Other Word Forms

• unimplemented adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of implemented¹

implement ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Emergency workers were called to 286 buildings to free people trapped inside elevators in the Madrid region and hospitals implemented emergency plans, halting routine procedures.

From BBC

That strategy, which is just being implemented, has sought to entice insurers to write policies in fire-prone neighborhoods, but has been criticized by some consumer advocates as a giveaway to the insurance industry.

From Los Angeles Times

"Other services run by MediaLab remain available in the UK – such as Kik messenger, which has implemented age assurance to comply with the Online Safety Act."

From BBC

In that case, it was another eight months before Israel and Hamas implemented a truce and hostage and prisoner exchange.

From BBC

Early Monday morning, Democrats responded with their own effort to delay and potentially prevent the new maps from being officially implemented.

From Salon

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