deploy

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈplɔɪ/

Verb

deploy (deploys, present participle deploying; past and past participle deployed)

1. (transitive, ergative) To prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use.

   "Deploy two units of infantry along the enemy's flank," the general ordered.

2. (transitive, intransitive) To unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use.

   He waited tensely for his parachute to deploy.

   • At first she thought she would be embarrassed that she had deployed her air bag, that the other expert skiers she was with, more than a dozen of them, would have a good laugh at her panicked overreaction.

3. (computing) To install, test and implement a computer system or application.

   The process for the deployment scenario includes: building a master installation of the operating system, creating its image and deploying the image onto a destination computer.

Related terms

• deployment
• redeploy

Translations

• German: aufstellen, formieren, aufmarschieren lassen, stationieren, in Stellung bringen
• Italian: dispiegare, collocare
• Russian: развёртывать
• Spanish: desplegar

Translations

• German: öffnen, entfalten
• Portuguese: disponibilizar
• Russian: раскрыва́ться

Translations

• Portuguese: lançar
• Russian: устана́вливать

Noun

deploy (plural deploys)

1. (military, dated) deployment

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