implementation

noun

im·​ple·​men·​ta·​tion ˌim-plə-mən-ˈtā-shən 

-ˌmen-

plural implementations

: an act or instance of implementing something : the process of making something active or effective

implementation of a new policy/law

The Vatican returned the revised text to the bishops for implementation.

Rita Ferrone

That standard, which defines how much ozone is unhealthy, was set in 1997, but its implementation was delayed by legal challenges.

Cheryl Hogue

Synonyms

• accomplishment
• achievement
• commission
• discharge
• enactment
• execution
• fulfillment
• fulfilment
• performance
• perpetration
• prosecution
• pursuance

Word History

Etymology

implement entry 2 + -ation

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above