setupnoun/ˈsɛtʌp/

• 1

  Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.

  • The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy.
• 2

  The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.

  • The classroom setup was simple and efficient.
  • Shapiro says KYW would keep two separate news staffs that would work together, similar to WBZ's setup.
• 3

  A situation orchestrated to frame someone; a covert effort to place the blame on somebody.

  • Trust me, that was a setup!
• 4

  computingengineeringmathematicsAn installer.

  • You still have to run the setup and select the display driver after restarting Windows. Installing Windows NT drivers was tedious (but we could back up system files), and OS/2 was tiresome; […]
• 5

  The process or instance 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.
• 6

  geographyhydrologynatural-sciencesThe tendency of persistent wind to produce higher water levels at the downwind shore of a body of water and lower at the upwind shore.

  • There was a strong wind setup at the south end of the lake after a day of northerly gales.
• 7

  boxinggovernmenthobbiesA move or set of moves which are meant to draw out a reaction which leaves an exploitable opening in defense.

  • The jab is most commonly used as a setup for other strikes.

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