Dictionary Entry
implementation
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/im-pluh-men-TAY-shun/Word FrequencyCommon (5.22)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (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.
In a Sentence
“Writers often choose implementation when discussing complex ideas.”
Published Usage Examples
“And the implementation file "mainView. m", which is the implementation: page. h "@implementation mainView @synthesize arrayPages; - (id) initWithFrame: (CGRect) frame {if (self = [super initWithFrame: frame]) {UIImageView”
“Mozilla engineering VP, Mike Schroepfer explained that Microsoft tends to implement technology already approved by the standards working groups, in a different way, and then says their implementation is the standard.”
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Origin
Late Middle English from Old French implementation, from Latin implēmentum ‘filling up’.
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