Dictionary Definition
implementation
Noun
1 the act of accomplishing some aim or executing
some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the
policy" [syn: execution, carrying
out]
2 the act of implementing (providing a practical
means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect [syn:
effectuation]
User Contributed Dictionary
Noun
- 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.
- Now that the requirements are complete we can move on to implementation.
- A result of implementing something; a
finished product,
system or device.
- His implementation works, but it needs some fine-tuning.
Translations
process of moving an idea from concept to
reality
- Czech: implementace
- Greek: υλοποίηση, εφαρμογή
- Hebrew: מימוש (mimuš)
- Lithuanian: įgyvendinimas
- Norwegian: implementering, iverksetting
- Russian: воплощение в реальность (voploščénije v reál’nost’)
- Swedish: implementering
result of implementing something
- Hebrew: מימוש
- Japanese: 実装 (jissō)
- Swedish: implementation
Extensive Definition
Implementation is the realization of an
application, or execution of a plan, idea, model, design, specification, standard,
algorithm, or policy.
In computer
science, an implementation is a realization of a technical
specification or algorithm as a program,
software
component, or other computer
system. Many implementations may exist for a given
specification or standard. For example, web browsers
contain implementations of
World Wide Web Consortium-recommended specifications, and
software development tools contain implementations of programming
languages.
In the IT Industry, implementation refers to
post-sales process of guiding a client from purchase to use of the
software or hardware that was purchased. This includes Requirements
Analysis, Scope Analysis, Customizations, Systems Integrations,
User Policies, User Training and Delivery. These steps are often
overseen by a Project Manager using Project Management
Methodologies set forth in the Project Management Body of
Knowledge. Software Implementations involve several professionals
that are relatively new to the knowledge based economy such as
Business Analysts, Technical Analysts, Solutions Architects, and
Project Managers.
In political
science, implementation refers to the carrying out of public
policy. Legislatures
pass laws that are then carried out by public
servants working in bureaucratic
agencies. This process consists of rule-making,
rule-administration and rule-adjudication. Factors impacting
implementation include the legislative intent, the administrative
capacity of the implementing bureaucracy, interest group activity
and opposition, and presidential or executive support.
Types of implementation
Related words in computer science: algorithm,
application, code, computation, function, method, process,
proceeding, procedure, scheme, solution, system, and technique. wow
dude
implementation in Catalan: Implementació
(informàtica)
implementation in Czech: Implementace
implementation in German: Implementierung
implementation in French: Mise en œuvre
implementation in Italian: Implementazione
implementation in Dutch: Implementatie
implementation in Japanese: 実装
implementation in Polish: Implementacja
(informatyka)
implementation in Portuguese: Implementação de
software
implementation in Russian: Имплементация
implementation in Swedish:
Implementation
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, administration, attainment, carrying out,
commission, completion, conduct, consummation, discharge, dispatch, effectuation, enactment, execution, fait accompli,
fruition, fulfillment, handling, management, mission
accomplished, performance, perpetration, production, realization, success, transaction