Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Implementation has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
"the agency was created for the implementation of the policy"
the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect
"The new security policy is still just on paper until we finalize its implementation next month."
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.
"After months of designing the new software architecture, the team finally began the implementation phase where they started writing the actual code."
In plain English: Implementation is the act of actually putting a plan or idea into action.
"The new traffic rules will take effect next month after their official implementation."
Usage: Use implementation to describe the active phase where a plan or design is put into practice and executed. It refers specifically to the work of building or deploying a system, not the initial stage of creating the concept itself.
The word implementation comes from combining the root implement with the suffix -ation. It entered English to describe the act of putting a plan or system into effect.