Noun: deployment du'ploy-munt
- The movement and positioning of resources, personnel, or equipment for operational use
"The rapid deployment of emergency services saved lives"
- (computing) the process of making software or systems ready for use in their intended environment
"The deployment of the new app version was scheduled for midnight"
- The distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work
"the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks placed limits on the deployment of ABMs"
Derived forms: deployments
Type of: preparation, readying
Encyclopedia: Deployment