deployment

English

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Etymology

deploy +‎ -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈplɔɪmənt/

Noun

deployment (plural deployments)

1. An arrangement or classification of things.
2. An implementation, or putting into use, of something.
3. The distribution of military forces prior to battle.
   • H. L. Scott

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

4. (parachuting) the start of something

Derived terms

• software deployment

Translations

arrangement or classification of things

• Finnish: asettelu (fi)

• Russian: размещение (ru) (razmeščénije) n

implementation, or putting into use, of something

• Estonian: juurutama (et)
• Finnish: käyttöönotto

• Russian: внедрение (ru) (vnedrénije) n
• Spanish: implementación (es) f

distribution of military forces prior to battle

• Czech: nasazení (cs) n
• Finnish: joukkojen asettelu
• Russian: размещение (ru) (razmeščénije) n, развёртывание (ru) (razvjórtyvanije) n

• Spanish: despliegue (es) m

when used in the context of parachuting: the start of something

Related terms

• research and development