execution

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˌek.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/

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Noun

Singular execution

Plural executions

1. Execution is the act or style of executing an action.
2. Execution is the carrying out of a sentence of death on a condemned person.
3. (computing) Execution is the carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer.

   The entire machine slowed down during the execution of the virus checker.

Related words

• execute
• executioner