Meaning & use
deployment
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Meanings
nouncountable or uncountablemilitary
The sending of troops, equipment or ships to a place so they are ready for action.
Grammar: Uncountable for the process, countable for a particular posting: a six-month deployment.
Patterns
- the deployment of something
- deployment to a place
The deployment of extra troops began at dawn.
His second deployment took him overseas for seven months.
Naval deployment in the region increased tension.
nouncountable or uncountablebusiness
The act of putting something into use or placing it where it is needed, such as a team, a tool or software.
Grammar: Uncountable for the act, countable for each release: a weekly deployment.
Patterns
- the deployment of something
- deployment of an app
The deployment of the new software went smoothly.
The city announced the deployment of extra buses during the festival.
Fast deployment of workers helped the company meet its deadline.
Word forms
| plural | deployments |
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Common combinations
- troop deployment
- Troop deployment was approved after the vote.
- rapid deployment
- A rapid deployment team can arrive within hours.
- overseas deployment
- She returned home after her overseas deployment.
- software deployment
- Software deployment happens every Friday evening.
- deployment of resources
- The deployment of resources was planned in advance.
- a long deployment
- A long deployment can be hard on families.
Synonyms and how they differ
- posting
- Posting is the everyday word for being assigned to a place, while deployment sounds more official and suggests readiness.
- mobilization
- Mobilization means preparing forces or resources for action, whereas deployment means placing them where they are needed.
- rollout
- Rollout is informal and used mainly for introducing a product or service in stages.
- installation
- Installation means setting something up in place, and does not suggest people or action.
Opposites
Word family
- deploy verb
- to send or place something where it is needed
- deployable adjective
- able to be quickly sent or set up
- redeploy verb
- to move to a new position or task
- redeployment noun
- the act of moving people or resources somewhere else
Commonly confused: deployment or employment? deployment or development?
deployment vs employment
Employment is having a paid job, while deployment is sending people or resources to a place.
deployment vs development
Development is growth or creation, while deployment is the act of positioning something that already exists.
Practice
Which sentence uses deployment correctly?
Choose one answer.
Deployment means sending troops or resources into position. Employment would fit the bakery job, which is the tempting mix-up.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “deployment”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.