Verb

(en verb)

To prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use.

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

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

He waited tensely for his parachute to deploy .

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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.

(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.

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Verb

(arrang)

To set up, to organize, especially in a positive manner.

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To put in order, to organize.

To plan; to prepare in advance.

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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=It had been arranged as part of the day's programme that Mr. Cooke was to drive those who wished to go over the Rise in his new brake.}}

(label) To prepare and adapt an already-written composition for presentation in other than its original form.