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I'm working on computer science and trying to express concisely that a technique usually used for end-user products may be adopted to a core system component. I'm trying to express that in this way like,

Core adoption(??) of this technique.

but it doesn't look right to me. Can someone recommend a better noun for this, or tell me if I can use 'adoption' just in this way?

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adapted to

idiom: adapt (something) to (something)
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/adapted+to

"…a technique ... may be adapted to a core system component."

The same technique can be applied to this other context with little or no change to the process.

"Adopt to" is not grammatical.
Adopt is an action by the person who is adopting: thing is adopted by a person.

In this context "adopting a (new) technique" implies a more fundamental, philosophical change that might effect the entire process, as one adopts a child or a different religion.

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  • So core adaptation would be what you want. Or better, adaptation for the core. By the way, do not feel bad… the adopt-adapt confusion sometimes trips up native speakers.
    – Paul Tanenbaum
    Commented Oct 12, 2023 at 11:10
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Adopt is a good word to use, especially if you're using the technique as-is. However, you adopt by. For example:

The technique can be adopted by the core system component. or

The core system component adopts the technique used by the other components.

If you have to change the technique to accommodate the core components, then adapt might be a better word. For example:

The technique is adapted to accommodate the unique requirements of the core system component. or

We adapted the standard technique specifically for the core system component.

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