deployment

English

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Etymology

From French déploiement

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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

• Russian: размещение (ru) n (razmeščénije)

implementation, or putting into use, of something

• Estonian: juurutama
• Finnish: käyttöönotto

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

distribution of military forces prior to battle

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

• Spanish: despliegue m

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

Related terms

• research and development