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to execute

to execute

57 4.2
To run a program or instruction on a computer
  • verb
  • /ˈɛksɪˌkjut/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ejecutar
  • Before we can obtain results, we need to execute the commands as specified in the script.
  • execute code
  • execute an instruction
  • execute a process

Now, at this point, we need to execute the code inside the host process.

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Examples

  • GO relays the request via the tunnel to the Globus Connect server, which then executes the transfer.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Now, at this point, we need to execute the code inside the host process.

  • OK, so they can actually execute in this order.

  • If you make a plan, execute the plan to its full completion.

  • How long did that piece take to execute?

  • It's got to change the program counter to execute either this or this.

  • Now mental training allows the athlete to execute the skills that they practice.

  • Library calls that do not use internal synchronization behave as if they execute in a single step.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Test data were discarded if any subject failed to execute proper test protocol.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The POWER2 processor is capable of executing up to six instructions simultaneously in one cycle.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

to run
vsto execute
2.2

To make a machine or device work

focuses on carrying out instructions or programs by machines or computers
to perform
vsto execute
1.3

To do a task or duty

is specific to carrying out machine or computer instructions and processes
to carry out
vsto execute
348 1.8

To do a task or follow instructions

applies mainly to machine or computer instructions and processes
to invoke
vsto execute
  • Specialized
14 5.5

Make a computer function run so it does its task

is about carrying out full instructions or programs rather than single calls
to run your file
vsto execute
  • Specialized
4.6

Have a program check a computer file for errors

covers carrying out instructions and programs generally, not just files

Idioms

to execute a U-turn
  • Literature
5.3

Change a plan or decision so the opposite happens

Phrasal Verbs

Turn a vehicle in a U shape to go the other way

How Successfully

to complete
1.0
to execute
  • Specialized
57 4.2
to run
2.2
to start
1.0
to fail
370 2.2

Surface Forms

execute infinitive
executed past
executed past participle
executing present participle
executes third person singular

Etymology

Execute comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and sequi 'to follow', the same root as sequence. In computing, to execute a program is to have the machine 'follow out' an instruction and do the task it is told to do.