# deploy

Pronunciation: say "di-PLOY" /dɪˈplɔɪ/

## Verb

1. To prepare and arrange something, originally troops, so that it stands ready for use.
   - Simple: To get people or things ready and put them in place so they can be used.
   - _Commanders deploy their reserves only when the front line weakens._
   - _The company deployed a team of engineers to fix the outage._
2. To unfold, open, or otherwise spread out into a ready state, or to be brought into such a state.
   - Simple: To open up or spread out so that something becomes ready to use.
   - _Crews deploy the inflatable barrier before any oil reaches the shore._
   - _The satellite's solar panels deploy automatically once it reaches orbit._
3. To install, test, and put a computer system or application into active use.
   - Simple: To set up a computer program or system and make it work so people can start using it.
   - _Developers deploy the latest build to the staging server before release._
   - _The company deployed its new payroll software across every branch._

## Noun

4. An instance of installing and releasing a software system into active use; a deployment.
   - Simple: The act of putting a computer system or program into use.
   - _The Friday deploy introduced a bug that took hours to trace._
   - _Each deploy is logged so the team can roll back quickly._

## Origin

Borrowed from French déployer ("to unroll, unfold"), from Old French desploiier, from des- plus ploiier: or possibly from Late Latin displicāre ("to unfold, display"), built from Latin dis- ("apart") and plicare ("to fold"). It is a doublet of display.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/deploy (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).