Deployment

//dɪˈplɔɪmənt// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An arrangement or classification of things. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work wordnet
  3. 3
    An implementation, or putting into use, of something. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Ellipsis of software deployment, the installation of software, in particular on servers. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

    "The exception to this methodology is emergency updates, which have too short a deployment window to make staged deployment practical. When an update package is scheduled to be deployed in stages, the target groups must be identified as part of the deployment preparation."

  5. 5
    The distribution of military forces, especially prior to battle. countable, uncountable

    "Deployments […] which cause the soldier to turn his back to the enemy are not suited to war."

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  1. 6
    The start of something. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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aberrationadditionadjunctaggrandizementallocationallotment

Example

More examples

"The government asked the SDF for a disaster relief deployment to Okinawa."

Etymology

From French déploiement. Also de- + ployment.

Related phrases

blue-green deploymentdeployment goggles

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