Deployments

/dɪˈplɔɪmənts/ noun

Definition

Plural of deployment: instances of deploying troops, equipment, software, or resources; the act or process of putting something into action.

Etymology

From deploy + -ment (Old French suffix forming nouns of action/condition) + -s (plural). Deployment became common in military language and has spread to technology and business.

Kelly Says

Deployment is fascinating vocabulary-wise because it migrated from armies (military deployments) to software (deploying code) to corporate structures (organizational deployments), each field borrowing military language for coordinated action.

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