What does Deploy mean?

Definitions for Deploy
dɪˈplɔɪde·ploy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. deployverb

    place troops or weapons in battle formation

  2. deployverb

    to distribute systematically or strategically

    "The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East"

GCIDE

  1. deployverb

    To place (people or other resources) into a position so as to be ready to for action or use.

Wiktionary

  1. deployverb

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

  2. deployverb

    To unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use.

    He waited tensely for his parachute to deploy.

  3. deployverb

    to install, test and implement a computer system or application. The term can be used to refer to any installation and testing, such as setting up a new network in an enterprise, to installing a server farm, to implementing a new application over a distributed computing network.

    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.

ChatGPT

  1. deploy

    To deploy generally means to distribute or arrange strategically. This term is commonly used in military context to refer to moving troops, equipment, or supplies into position for battle or in software and technology industries to implement or install systems or applications for use. However, it can also refer to utilizing resources or efforts in a particular area to achieve a specific goal.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Deploy

    to open out; to unfold; to spread out (a body of troops) in such a way that they shall display a wider front and less depth; -- the reverse of ploy; as, to deploy a column of troops into line of battle

  2. Deploynoun

    alt. of Deployment

  3. Etymology: [F. dployer; pref. d = ds (L. dis) + ployer, equiv. to plier to fold, fr. L. plicare. See Ply, and cf. Display.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Deploy

    de-ploy′, v.t. to unfold: to open out or extend.—v.i. to open: to extend from column into line, as a body of troops.—ns. Deploy′, Deploy′ment. [Fr. déployer—L. dis, apart, and plicāre, to fold. Doublet of display.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. deploy

    Signifies a military movement, in which a body of troops is spread out in such a way that they shall display a wider front and a smaller depth than before deploying. To ploy is to execute the reverse of this movement.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Deploy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Deploy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Deploy in a Sentence

  1. Ron DeSantis:

    Prior to the federal government takeover of the monoclonal market, Florida successfully distributed approximately 30,000 doses per week when we managed our own supply, the state has more than $800 million available to quickly deploy monoclonal antibody treatments throughout the state, and the only thing holding us back is the insufficient supply of treatment from the federal government.

  2. Charles Nditije:

    We deplore, however, that they didn’t decide to deploy peace enforcement forces in the near future, we also regret that they didn’t agree on sanctions.

  3. Abu Muntathar al-Moussawi:

    If Turkey thinks Iraq is busy with fighting Daesh and it can seize the opportunity to deploy troops then it should think twice before making such a mistake, we can target Turkish soldiers and coming days will prove it.

  4. Neil Leppard:

    It's harder for the sellers to sit back and do nothing - when capital is more restricted, the focus on where you deploy it becomes more important to the board.

  5. Georg Marti:

    The IPO makes sense because it could allow Swiss Re to deploy capital to more higher yielding businesses like life and non-life reinsurance.

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Translations for Deploy

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  • نشرArabic
  • разгръщам, разгръщам сеBulgarian
  • nasaditCzech
  • stationieren, aufmarschieren lassen, formieren, öffnen, entfalten, aufstellen, in Stellung bringenGerman
  • desplegarSpanish
  • lähettää, sijoittaaFinnish
  • तैनातHindi
  • տեղակայելArmenian
  • menyebarkanIndonesian
  • collocare, dispiegareItalian
  • לפרוסHebrew
  • 展開しますJapanese
  • implantarPortuguese
  • развёртывать, развернуть, размещать, раскрыться, установить, раскрываться, разместить, устанавливатьRussian
  • zauzeti položaj, razvitiSerbo-Croatian
  • grupperaSwedish

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