Implementation vs Implement - What's the difference?
implementation | implement |
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.
(electronics) A result of implementing something; a finished product, system or device.
A tool or instrument for working with.
* 1900 , Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams'', ''Avon Books , (translated by James Strachey) pg. 234:
to bring about; to put into practice
to carry out; to do
Implement is a derived term of implementation.
As nouns the difference between implementation and implement
is that implementation is 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 while implement is a tool or instrument for working with.As a verb implement is
to bring about; to put into practice.implementation
English
(wikipedia implementation)Noun
(en noun)- Now that the requirements are complete we can move on to implementation .
- His implementation works, but it needs some fine-tuning.
Derived terms
* reference implementationimplement
English
(wikipedia implement)Etymology 1
From .Noun
(en noun)- They carried an assortment of gardening implements in the truck.
- A man dreamt as follows: He saw two boys struggling—barrel-maker’s boys, to judge by the implements lying around.
Synonyms
* See alsoEtymology 2
From Scottish English or (etyl)Verb
(en verb)- It’s a good thought, but it will be a difficult thing to implement .