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

• ployment
• software deployment

Translations

arrangement or classification of things

• Finnish: asettelu (fi)

• Russian: размеще́ние (ru) n ‎(razmeščénije)

implementation, or putting into use, of something

• Estonian: juurutama
• Finnish: käyttöönotto
• French: déploiement (fr) m

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

distribution of military forces prior to battle

• Czech: nasazení n
• Finnish: joukkojen asettelu (fi)
• French: déploiement (fr) m

• Russian: размеще́ние (ru) n ‎(razmeščénije), развёртывание (ru) n ‎(razvjórtyvanije)
• Spanish: despliegue (es) m

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

Related terms

• research and development