English Dictionary
◊ EXECUTION
execution
n 1: putting a condemned person to death [syn: {executing}, {capital
punishment}, {death penalty}]
2: the act of doing something successfully; using knowledge as
distinguished from merely possessing it; "experience
generally improves performance" [syn: {performance}, {doing},
{carrying out}, {carrying into action}]
3: the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
4: the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order;
"the agency was created for the implementation of the
policy" [syn: {implementation}, {carrying out}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ EXECUTION
execution
The process of carrying out
the {instructions} in a computer program by a computer.
See also {dry run}.
(1996-05-13)