Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The way in which something is constituted, arranged, or planned.
- noun The gathering and organization of the equipment needed for an operation, procedure, or task.
- noun Physical makeup; physique.
- noun Body posture or carriage, especially militarily erect bearing.
- noun Informal The collective ingredients, such as ice, mixers, and glasses, necessary for serving various alcoholic drinks.
- noun A table setting, as in a restaurant.
- noun A camera position, as for a particular shot in a scene being filmed.
- noun A contest prearranged to result in an easy or faked victory.
- noun An endeavor intentionally made easy.
- noun A deceptive scheme, such as a fraud or hoax.
- noun A plan or strategy for a projected course of action.
- noun Sports A play or pass that creates a scoring opportunity.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Equipment designed for a particular purpose; anapparatus . - noun The fashion in which something is
organized orarranged . - noun An act to
frame someone; aneffort or arrangement aimed at placing theblame on somebody. - noun computing An
installer . - noun operations The process of arranging resources for performing a specific operation, as a run of a particular product.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an act that incriminates someone on a false charge
- noun the way something is organized or arranged
- noun equipment designed to serve a specific function
Etymologies
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Examples
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So I click setup and it just opens up Opera with "file: / NoData / _setup. xml" in the url box with a white screen never ends.
MoDaCo WinMo News 2009
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The thirteen episodes here are split across four discs in a four/four/five format, though it's worth noting that the title setup on the third disc is set for 69 minutes and a second title for 46 minutes, which makes you question the number of episodes on the disc at first.
Mania News Feed 2009
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It's a bit dangerous for me when the setup is as interesting as WWI.
The art of Leviathan, Part Two: An interview with Keith Thompson 2010
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This setup is all well and good except for the fact that the position of the TV makes it useful only as long as you are not using anything else at the same time.
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The cornerstone of this setup is a feature available to almost all newer computers known as Wake-on-LAN (or WOL), which — as the name suggests — turns on your PC through your local network.
Access Your Computer Anytime and Save Energy with Wake-on-LAN | Lifehacker Australia 2008
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One of the things missing from my setup is the ability to work with parameters in Sonar DAW from a hardware position.
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Fring is ok but Skype not only simulates the iPhone calling setup, which is quite sexy, but Skype also allows you to use the keypad during a call.
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The way Gateway has it setup is so that without a valid in-warranty serial, there is no way to get a hold of tech support!
Is The Patriot Act Stopping Gateway From Fixing Your Laptop? - The Consumerist 2009
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The tricky part of the setup is to adjust the length of the deadline.
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The tricky part of the setup is to adjust the length of the deadline.
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