IMPLEMENTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does implementation mean? 

• IMPLEMENTATION (noun)
  The noun IMPLEMENTATION has 2 senses:

1. the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order

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

  Familiarity information: IMPLEMENTATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IMPLEMENTATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

carrying out; execution; implementation

Context example:

the agency was created for the implementation of the policy

Hypernyms ("implementation" is a kind of...):

enforcement (the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to)

Derivation:

implement (pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

effectuation; implementation

Hypernyms ("implementation" is a kind of...):

act; deed; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "implementation"):

invocation (the act of appealing for help)

instrumentation (the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation)

motorisation; motorization (the act of motorizing (equiping with motors or with motor vehicles))

agency; means; way (thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end)

practice; praxis (translating an idea into action)

Derivation:

implement (apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design)

 Context examples 

The Industrial Trial, Standard Cancer Center Information Summary for Cancer Center Support Grant Application, is a clinical study which design and implementation is controlled by the pharmaceutical company.

(Industrial Trial Standard Cancer Center Information Summary, NCI Thesaurus)

The MedDRA Maintenance and Support Services Organization holds a contract with the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations to maintain and support the implementation of the terminology.

(MedDRA, NCI Thesaurus)

Implementation of a gamma camera to obtain 2D images with no tomographic reconstruction process being involved.

(Planar Imaging, NCI Thesaurus)

In any given implementation, if quantity is not provided, duration may be provided instead, however the BRIDG team determined that quantity is considered more fundamental for a domain analysis model.

(Defined Activity Repeat Duration, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

The device problem was traced back to the design specifications (e.g. in the requirements, testing processes, hazard analysis, implementation strategy).

(Device Design Deficiency Evaluation Conclusion, Food and Drug Administration)

Terminology related to the version of the SEND implementation guide that is in use for the study.

(CDISC SEND Version Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The researchers found that implementation of a checkout food policy was associated with an immediate 17% reduction in purchases.

(Removing sweets and crisps from supermarket checkouts linked to dramatic fall in unhealthy snack purchases, University of Cambridge)

The work of an informatics nurse can involve any and all aspects of information systems, including theory formulation, design, development, marketing, selection, testing, implementation, training, maintenance, evaluation, and enhancement.

(Informatics Nurse Specialist, NCI Thesaurus)

This initiative is intended to advance the state-of-the-art in digital mammography displays and workstation design to facilitate clinical acceptance and implementation of digital mammography for improved breast cancer diagnosis.

(Development and Testing of Digital Mammography Displays and Workstations, NCI Thesaurus)

This means a lighting system would have to be set up using batteries or a generator, making the practical implementation of the method a big challenge.

(Shining light at night quells mosquito bites, SciDev.Net)