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implementation

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɪmplɪmənˈteɪʃən/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌɪmpləmənˈteɪʃən/
  • California: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 M P L AH0 M EH0 N T EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The process of moving an idea from concept to reality. In business, engineering and other fields, implementation refers to the building process rather than the design process.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Now that the requirements are complete we can move on to implementation.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A result of implementing something; a finished product, system or device.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Examples

  • His implementation works, but it needs some fine-tuning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: effectuation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: act, deed, human action, human activity

Narrower terms: invocation, instrumentation, motorization, motorisation, means, agency, way, practice, praxis

4

noun

Meaning 4

the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the agency was created for the implementation of the policy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: execution, carrying out

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: enforcement

History

Etymology

From implement + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

66 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَنْفِيذ (tanfīḏ) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Bulgarian: изпълнение (izpǎlnenie) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Bulgarian: осъществяване (osǎštestvjavane) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Catalan: implementació — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Chinese Mandarin: 履行 (lǚxíng) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Czech: implementace — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Danish: implementering — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Dutch: implementatie — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Esperanto: realigo — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Finnish: toimeenpano — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • French: mise en œuvre — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • German: Implementierung — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Greek: υλοποίηση (ylopoíisi) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Greek: εφαρμογή (efarmogí) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Hebrew: מִימוּשׁ (mimúsh) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Hebrew: בִּצוּעַ (bitsúa) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Hindi: कार्यान्वयन (kāryānvayan) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Hungarian: végrehajtás — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Hungarian: megvalósítás — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Hungarian: kivitelezés — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Indonesian: implementasi — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Indonesian: pelaksanaan — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Indonesian: penerapan — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Italian: implementazione — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Italian: attuazione — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Japanese: 実施 (jisshi) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Japanese: 実用化 (jitsuyōka) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Japanese: 履行 (rikō) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Korean: 이행 (ihaeng) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Lithuanian: įgyvendinimas — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Malay: pelaksanaan — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Marathi: अंमलबजावणी (ammalbajāvṇī) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Norwegian: iverksetting — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjennomføring — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Norwegian Bokmål: implementering — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjennomføring — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: implementering — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Persian: پیادهسازی (piyâde-sâzi) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Polish: implementacja — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Portuguese: implementação — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Russian: воплоще́ние в реа́льность (voploščénije v reálʹnostʹ) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Russian: реализа́ция (realizácija) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Russian: осуществле́ние (osuščestvlénije) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Russian: имплемента́ция (implementácija) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Russian: внедре́ние (vnedrénije) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Spanish: puesta en práctica — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Spanish: implementación — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Swedish: implementering — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Tagalog: pagpapatupad — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Turkish: tatbik (obsolecent) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Turkish: uygulama — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Ottoman Turkish: تطبیق (tatbik) — process of moving an idea from concept to reality
  • Dutch: implementatie — result of implementing something
  • Finnish: sovellus — result of implementing something
  • French: implémentation — result of implementing something
  • German: Implementierung — result of implementing something
  • Hebrew: מִימוּשׁ (mimúsh) — result of implementing something
  • Hebrew: בִּצוּעַ (bitsúa) — result of implementing something
  • Japanese: 実装 (jissō) — result of implementing something
  • Māori: whakatinanatanga — result of implementing something
  • Norwegian Bokmål: implementering — result of implementing something
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: implementering — result of implementing something
  • Polish: implementacja — result of implementing something
  • Spanish: implementación — result of implementing something
  • Swedish: implementation — result of implementing something
  • Turkish: uygulama — result of implementing something
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