setup

See also: set-up and set up

English

Alternative forms

set-up

Etymology

From set +‎ up.

Pronunciation

enPR: sĕt'ŭp'

Noun

setup (plural setups)

Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy.
The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.
The classroom setup was simple and efficient.
An act to frame someone; an effort or arrangement aimed at placing the blame on somebody.
Trust me, that was a setup!
(computing) An installer.
After inserting the disk, run the setup.
(operations) The process of arranging resources for performing a specific operation, as a run of a particular product.
A simple setup on the bottling line involves reloading bottles and labels; emptying, cleaning, and reloading the tanks; and a test run.

Synonyms

(equipment): apparatus
(the fashion in which something is organized or arranged): configuration, layout
(effort or arrangement aimed at placing the blame on somebody): frameup, stitch-up

Related terms

set up, the adjective and verb

Translations

Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus

Estonian: seaded
Finnish: laitteisto (fi)
French: installation (fr)

German: Einrichtung (de) f, Vorrichtung (de) f, Gerät (de) n, Installation (de) f
Italian: apparecchio (it) m, dispositivo (it) m

The fashion in which something is organized or arranged

Estonian: seadistus
Finnish: järjestely (fi)

German: Einrichtung (de) f, Anordnung (de) f, Aufbau (de) m

An act to frame someone; an effort or arrangement aimed at placing the blame on somebody

Estonian: lavastus
Finnish: lavastus (fi)
French: coup monté (fr) m

German: Inszenierung (de) f, abgekartetes Spiel n, Falle (de) f
Italian: macchinazione (it) f

computing: an installer

Czech: instalátor m
Esperanto: agordilo, instal-asistanto, instalilo
Finnish: asennusohjelma
Galician: instalador m
Georgian: ინსტალატორი (insṭalaṭori)
German: Installationsprogramm n, Installer m
Hungarian: telepítő

Indonesian: pemasang (id)
Malay: pemasang
Polish: instalator (pl) m
Serbo-Croatian: instalacijski alat m, instalacijski program m
Slovene: namestitveno orodje n
Spanish: instalador m
Swedish: installationsprogram (sv) n

Verb

setup

Misspelling of set up.

Anagrams

puets, spute, stupe, upset

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