setup
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setup
- /ˈsɛtʌp/ UK
- /ˈsɛtʌp/ Canada, US
- [ˈsɛɾʌp] Canada, US
- /ˈsetɐp/ Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
Deverbal from set up.
noun setups · set-up
- Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus. The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy.
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The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.
The classroom setup was simple and efficient.
Similar: configuration, layout
- A situation orchestrated to frame someone; a covert effort to place the blame on somebody. Trust me, that was a setup!
- An installer. You still have to run the setup and select the display driver after restarting Windows. Installing Windows NT drivers was tedious (but we could back up system files), and OS/2 was tiresome; […]
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The process or instance 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.
Similar: make-ready, makeready
- The tendency of persistent wind to produce higher water levels at the downwind shore of a body of water and lower at the upwind shore. There was a strong wind setup at the south end of the lake after a day of northerly gales.
- A move or set of moves which are meant to draw out a reaction which leaves an exploitable opening in defense. The jab is most commonly used as a setup for other strikes.
verb set-up
- Misspelling of set up
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: apparatus, frame-up, fixture, set-up, fashioning, structure, pitfall, frame, deployment, snare, montage, configuration, entrapment, scavenger, trap, fitment
Translations
Every language
noun Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus
| Français | installation |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Einrichtung, Vorrichtung, Gerät, Installation |
| Italiano | apparecchio, dispositivo |
| Русский | устано́вка ustanóvka |
noun The fashion in which something is organized or arranged
| Deutsch | Einrichtung, Anordnung, Aufbau |
|---|---|
| Italiano | impostazione, configurazione, assetto, situazione, allestimento, impianto |
| Ελληνικά | εγκατάσταση egkatástasi |
| Русский | обстановка obstanovka, условия uslovija |
noun situation orchestrated to frame someone
| Español | trampucheta, maquinación, leva |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 陷害 xiànhài |
| Português | armação |
| Français | coup monté |
| Deutsch | Inszenierung, abgekartetes Spiel, Falle |
| Italiano | macchinazione |
| Русский | подста́ва podstáva |
noun computing: an installer
| Español | instalador |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Installationsprogramm, Installer |
| Русский | инсталля́тор installjátor |
Talk about this word "setup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/setup. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. setup. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/setup "setup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/setup.Cite this
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title = {setup},
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