Used in a Sentence

implements

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for implements.

Editorial note

Not one browser implements TCO, and Babel only implements direct recursion, not mutual recursion.

Examples15
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of implements gathered in one view.

verb

To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.

noun

A tool or instrument for working with.

verb

(programming) To realize a technical specification, e.g. of an algorithm, interface, or protocol.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for implements.

verb

To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.

noun

A tool or instrument for working with.

verb

(programming) To realize a technical specification, e.g. of an algorithm, interface, or protocol.

Example sentences

1

Not one browser implements TCO, and Babel only implements direct recursion, not mutual recursion.

2

Having some background knowledge of how Python implements some of its types can also be useful when debugging performance issues.

3

How many hours until there's a HN post about how IE implements web sockets wrong?

4

Well, almost all hardware implements floating-point (and most other arithmetic) in a manner that has global side-effects and dependencies on flags.

5

This means you are saying that when C: A + B there is some value that implements A and B but that is not accepted in the place of C.

6

Deis uses its own internal Postgres and implements a custom load balancer, scheduler, etc.

7

Also, unless you're familiar with how Go implements string comparison you don't know if it's exploitable in other ways like timing attacks.

8

Let's say, just theoretically, that IE implements web sockets according to the draft.

9

That looks like a start but implements only a fraction of the usefulness.

10

I'm curious if ClojureScript uses the original clojure library code (eg, drop, take, map...) or re-implements them?

11

Bonus points if it implements a hierarchy that looks like a file system!

12

If someone goes and implements a technology that trounces our working theories, we certainly need to update those theories.

Quote examples

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Anyone who buys/implements this gear is effectively locking themselves in and, while it may work just fine within their own datacenters, they're still going to have to use the "normal" (i.e.

2

(map somefun mylist), being able to concisely define executable "objects" (closures), inline if necessary, is very useful." It is interesting because this is exactly how C++11 implements lambdas.

3

"I'm not really bad; I'm just drawn that way." -- Jessica Rabbit I see your point, but my concern that the coder who implements a security-critical script doesn't know he should use tools like this one.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use implements in a sentence?

Not one browser implements TCO, and Babel only implements direct recursion, not mutual recursion.

What does implements mean?

To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.

What part of speech is implements?

implements is commonly used as verb, noun.