orchestration

English

Etymology

From French orchestration.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

orchestration (countable and uncountable, plural orchestrations)

  1. (uncountable, music) The arrangement of music for performance by an orchestra.
  2. (countable, music) A composition that has been orchestrated.
  3. (uncountable, by extension) The control of diverse elements.
    • 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games
      It’s “The Most Dangerous Game” by way of The Running Man and Battle Royale, with touches of Survivor and the mass-scale orchestration of The Truman Show.
  4. (uncountable, by extension, computing) The automated arrangement, coordination, and management of computer systems, middleware, and services.

Translations

Further reading

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔʁ.ʃɛs.tʁa.sjɔ̃/
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Noun

orchestration f (plural orchestrations)

  1. orchestration
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