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Adjustment vs Setup - What's the difference?

adjustment | setup |

As nouns the difference between adjustment and setup

is that adjustment is a small change; a minor correction; a modification while setup is equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.

As a verb setup is

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adjustment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a small change; a minor correction; a modification
    • The credit card company made an adjustment to my account to waive the late fee.
  • The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
    • When Jim graduated, he found adjustment to the working world difficult.

    Synonyms

    * change * correction * modification

    Related terms

    * adjustable * adjuster

    See also

    * (wikipedia)

    setup

    English

    Alternative forms

    * set-up

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia setup)
  • Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
    • The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy.
  • The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.
    • The classroom setup was simple and efficient.
  • An act to frame someone; an effort or arrangement aimed at placing the blame on somebody.
    • Trust me, that was a setup !
  • (computing) An installer.
    • After inserting the disk, run the setup .
  • (operations) The process of arranging resources for performing a specific operation, as a run of a particular product.
    • A simple setup on the bottling line involves reloading bottles and labels; emptying, cleaning, and reloading the tanks; and a test run.

    Synonyms

    * (equipment) apparatus * (the fashion in which something is organized or arranged) configuration

    Related terms

    * set up, the adjective and verb

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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