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Execute is a verb with several related meanings centered on bringing something into effect or performing an action. In common usage, to execute a plan, policy, or order means to carry it out or implement it. The sense emphasizes action and completion, rather than mere preparation or intent.

In computing and information technology, to execute is to run a directive or program. Central processing units

In legal and formal contexts, to execute a document means to sign it and, typically, to complete

Historically, execution can also refer to capital punishment—the act of putting a person to death under a

Etymology: The verb derives from the Latin exsecutus, the past participle of exsequor meaning “to follow up,

execute
machine
instructions,
and
software
executes
code
or
scripts.
Commands
in
many
programming
languages
are
designed
to
trigger
the
execution
of
operations,
and
a
program
can
be
described
as
being
executed
when
its
instructions
run.
the
formal
steps
required
for
validity.
An
executed
contract
is
one
that
has
been
signed
and
is
binding.
The
act
is
described
as
the
execution
of
a
deed
or
contract,
and
the
noun
execution
refers
to
the
act
of
performing
these
tasks
or
delivering
the
signed
instrument.
legal
sentence.
In
jurisdictions
that
retain
capital
punishment,
an
execution
may
be
carried
out
by
various
methods
and
is
described
in
terms
of
the
state
carrying
out
the
sentence.
carry
out.”
It
passed
into
Old
French
as
executer
and
into
English
in
the
15th
century
with
senses
related
to
performing
duties
and
completing
legal
acts.
Related
nouns
include
execution
and
executor.