finalization
Making it official
Finalization is the act of completing something in its final form.
The word appears in business and bureaucratic contexts: finalization of the contract, finalization of the merger.
It often signals that preliminary stages are over and something is now official or binding.
In computing, finalization refers to cleanup operations performed before an object is discarded from memory.
Act of ending something
- endingFinal portion of something
- wrap-upConcluding summary or review
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- cessationA full stopping
adjournment · discontinuation · shutdown · windup · denouement · sign-off · handover
Enforceable written agreement
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- agreementShared position between parties
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
regulation · settlement · accord · pact · verdict · adjudication · arbitration · mediation
Highest or final point
- completionAct of finishing
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- attainmentSuccessful reaching of goal
- realizationGrasping what's true
fruition · consummation · actualization · capstone · crowning · milestone · breakthrough
Creating technical blueprints
- editingRefining content for clarity
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- submittingGiving in or delivering
- approvingExpressing favorable judgment
signing · ratifying · formatting · typesetting · publishing · documentation · paperwork · compliance
Completing academic requirements formally
- commencementAct of starting
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- conferringGiving or discussing formally
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
hooding · baccalaureate · valedictorian · procession · regalia · tassel · robes · speeches
termination
Act of ending something
- endingFinal portion of something
- wrap-upConcluding summary or review
- conclusionEnd or deduction
cessation · adjournment · discontinuation · shutdown · windup · denouement · sign-off · handover
contract
Enforceable written agreement
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- agreementShared position between parties
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
legislation · regulation · settlement · accord · pact · verdict · adjudication · arbitration · mediation · endorsement
culmination
Highest or final point
- completionAct of finishing
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- attainmentSuccessful reaching of goal
realization · fruition · consummation · actualization · capstone · crowning · milestone · breakthrough
drafting
Creating technical blueprints
- editingRefining content for clarity
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- submittingGiving in or delivering
approving · signing · ratifying · formatting · typesetting · publishing · documentation · paperwork · compliance · codification
graduation
Completing academic requirements formally
- commencementAct of starting
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- conferringGiving or discussing formally
convocation · hooding · baccalaureate · valedictorian · procession · regalia · tassel · robes · speeches · honors
- Dealmakingdeal, negotiator, bargaining, offer, counteroffer
- endingsending, the end, close, end, conclusion
- adoptionadoption, adoption agency, adoption agencies, adoption process, adoption law
- design processbrainstorming, prototyping, concept, wireframe, sketches
- project phasesphase, milestone, kickoff, planning, launch
- JVMbytecode, heap, stack, JIT, garbage collector
finalizationinception
Founding moment
initiation · beginning · commencement · start · outset
finalizationdrafting
Creating technical blueprints
incompletion · work-in-progress · rough draft · work in progress · tentativeness