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Setup vs Layout - What's the difference?

setup | layout |

As nouns the difference between setup and layout

is that setup is equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus while layout is a structured arrangement of items within certain s.

As a verb setup

is .

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

    Verb

    (head)
  • Anagrams

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    layout

    English

    (wikipedia layout)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A structured arrangement of items within certain s.
  • A plan for such arrangement.
  • The act of laying out something.
  • (publishing) The process of arranging editorial content, advertising, graphics and other information to fit within certain constraints.
  • (engineering) A map or a drawing of a construction site showing the position of roads, buildings or other constructions.
  • (electronics) A specification of an integrated circuit showing the position of the physical components that will implement the schematic in silicon.
  • See also

    * keyboard layout *

    Anagrams

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