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Deploy vs Positioner - What's the difference?

deploy | positioner |

As nouns the difference between deploy and positioner

is that deploy is (military|dated) deployment while positioner is any mechanical device used to position something.

As a verb deploy

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

deploy

English

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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    Related terms

    * deployment * redeploy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (military, dated) deployment

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    English ergative verbs

    positioner

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any mechanical device used to position something
  • The part of a control valve used to control the opening or closing of the actuator based on electric, or pneumatic signals

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