implementation
Putting into practice
Implementation is the act of putting something into effect—a plan, policy, system, or decision moves from idea to reality.
The implementation of the new software took six months.
In computing, implementation often refers to a specific version or realization of a standard or specification: different implementations of the same protocol.
The word carries bureaucratic weight, appearing frequently in business and government contexts where abstract proposals must become concrete action.
Arranging for future events
- executionCompleting a planned task
- rolloutStaged public introduction
- timelineOrdered display of events
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
deliverable · stakeholder · requirements · specification · budget · resources · coordination · phased
Passing into law
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- completionAct of finishing
- actualizationMaking something fully real
operationalization · realization · application · enforcement · administering · conducting · action · follow-through
Way of handling something
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- roadmapDetailed plan forward
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
tactics · protocol · guideline · procedure · model · policy · scalability · agile
Symbolic communication system
- programmingWriting software instructions
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- debuggingError removal from programs
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
integration · module · library · API · function · class · method · syntax
planning
Arranging for future events
- executionCompleting a planned task
- rolloutStaged public introduction
- timelineOrdered display of events
milestone · deliverable · stakeholder · requirements · specification · budget · resources · coordination · phased · pilot
enactment
Passing into law
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- completionAct of finishing
actualization · operationalization · realization · application · enforcement · administering · conducting · action · follow-through
approach
Way of handling something
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- roadmapDetailed plan forward
blueprint · tactics · protocol · guideline · procedure · model · policy · scalability · agile · waterfall
code
Symbolic communication system
- programmingWriting software instructions
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- debuggingError removal from programs
deployment · integration · module · library · API · function · class · method · syntax · compilation
- -tion wordscreation, formation, production, construction, organization
- actionsrun, walk, jump, move, push
- productivityproductivity, checking off, prioritization, finishing, output
- strategystrategy, grand strategy, tactics, tactic, tactical
- executive branchexecutive branch, Oval Office, executive power, executive orders, cabinet secretary
- planningplan, planned, planners, to-do lists, calendars
implementationnonperformance
Failure to fulfill obligation
nonfulfillment · inaction · failure · neglect · abandonment
implementationplanning
Arranging for future events
conception · theorizing · conceptualization · design · strategizing
implementationfailure
Lack of success
underperformance · miscarriage · botching · collapse · breakdown
- implementation planDetailed execution strategy