in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
"The report provided an explicit account of the events that actually occurred, leaving no room for speculation."
Very specific, clear, or detailed.
"The contract contained explicit instructions about how to handle any disputes that might arise."
In plain English: Explicit means something is stated clearly and directly without any need to guess what it implies.
"Please read the instructions carefully to make sure you understand them explicitly before starting."
Used at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.
"The author placed an explicit statement at the very end of the novel to signal that the story was truly over."
The word comes from the French explicite, which was borrowed from the Latin explicitus. Originally meaning "disentangled" or "easy," it entered English with its current sense of being clear and detailed.