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Tool vs Implementation - What's the difference?

tool | implementation |

As nouns the difference between tool and implementation

is that tool is (senseid)a mechanical device intended to make a task easier while 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.

As a verb tool

is to work on or shape with tools, eg, hand-tooled leather .

tool

English

(wikipedia tool)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (senseid)A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
  • Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.
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  • Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
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    • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Focus on Everything , passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.
  • (computing) A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.
  • A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.
  • (slang) Penis.
  • (by extension, slang, pejorative) An obnoxious or uptight person.

    • Synonyms

    * See also * See also

    Derived terms

    * toolbar * toolbox * toolchain * tool chest * tooling * toolkit * toolless * toollike * toolmaker * toolset

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather .
  • To equip with tools.
  • To work very hard.
  • (slang) To put down another person (possibly in a subtle, hidden way), and in that way to use him or her to meet a goal.
    • Dude, he's not your friend. He's just tooling you.
  • (volleyball) To intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.
  • (transitive, UK, slang, dated) To drive (a coach, etc.)

    • Synonyms

    * (volleyball) use

    Derived terms

    * tool around

    Anagrams

    * *

    References

    1000 English basic words ----

    implementation

    English

    (wikipedia implementation)

    Noun

    (en 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 .
  • (electronics) A result of implementing something; a finished product, system or device.
    • His implementation works, but it needs some fine-tuning.

    Derived terms

    * reference implementation