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

In his new role, Anand will work across Disney to modernize its development and implementation of tech, as well as overseeing data and AI platforms, enterprise technology and infrastructure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Although Volcker delayed the implementation of the cut, the incident spurred speculation that he might resign his position at the Fed, according to media reports from the time.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

A US federal judge on Monday postponed implementation of a Trump administration policy that would impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can study or work in the United States.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Jogiat mostly blamed poor implementation of laws passed for the failure to curb the issue and said "pressure in numbers" from citizens could be the solution.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 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

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

Its earliest implementations in medicine—such as digital scribes that assisted with documentation—were aimed at fixing problems created by the previous technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026

"It's mostly voluntary commitments that say, 'these are some principles that we hold important,' but they lack practical implementations and legal requirements," says Santos.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 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