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Implement

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/ˈɪmplɪment/verbCore term

In software engineering, implement means: To turn a plan, design or feature idea into working code. In object-oriented code, it also means to provide the methods that an interface requires.

In Turkish: geliştirmek, hayata geçirmek, uygulamak, kodlamak

How it is used

Very common in tickets and stand-ups: 'implement the search feature', 'I've implemented the API call'. The noun 'implementation' means the actual code ('the current implementation is slow'). An 'implementation detail' is something users of the code do not need to know.

Example sentences

  1. I'll implement the password reset flow this sprint and the email templates next sprint.

  2. The current implementation loads every row into memory, which won't scale.

Common collocations

  • implement a feature
  • implement an interface
  • current implementation
  • implementation detail
  • featureA piece of functionality that users can see or use, such as a search bar, dark mode or the option to export a report.
  • requirementSomething the software must do, or a condition it must meet, as agreed with users, clients or the product team.
  • interfaceIn programming, a list of methods that a class promises to provide, without saying how they work. More generally, the point where two systems, or a user and a system, meet.
  • design docA document written before building something big that explains the problem, the proposed solution, the other options considered and their trade-offs, so others can review it.

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