executing

Putting into action

Executing is carrying out or putting into effect.

You execute a plan, a maneuver, a will, or a command.

In computing, executing code means running a program.

The grimmer sense is carrying out a death sentence: The state executed him at dawn.

A well-executed dive or painting shows skillful performance.

computing

running

Swift foot travel

script · program · thread · process · instruction · code · compiler · debugging · binary · terminal

implementing

deployment

Organized distribution of resources

completion · realization · operationalizing · administering · enforcing · launching · initiating · rollout · implementation · action

legal

gallows

Execution hanging apparatus

condemned · beheading · warrant · stay · clemency · sentence

performing

technique

Skilled way of performing

finesse · proficiency · craftsmanship · dexterity · expertise · mastery · flawlessness · accuracy · timing · control

Categories
Opposites
action completion

executingabandoning

Leaving permanently behind

aborting · neglecting · halting · stopping · quitting

planning vs. doing

executingplanning

Arranging for future events

designing · strategizing · conceiving · devising · envisioning

LIFE AND DEATH (capital punishment sense)

executingsparing

Using resources minimally

pardoning · reprieving · commuting · saving · freeing

Phrases
Family

executive, execution, executives, executioner, executions

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