execution

  • (noun): The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
  • (noun): The state of being accomplished.
  • (noun): The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.
  • (noun): The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.
  • (noun): The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect.
  • (noun): The carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer.
  • The mission's successful execution lifted the troops' morale.
  • The entire machine slowed down during the execution of the virus checker.