Deployment
/dɪˈplɔɪ.mənt/noun
The act of positioning or arranging people, resources, or equipment for a specific purpose.
Did you know?“Deployment” comes from the same Latin root as “ply,” originally carrying the sense of *folding out* or *spreading out*—a very physical image that later became military and strategic language.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*plek-
“to fold, weave, braid”
Latin
Latin
plicare
“to fold”
Late Latin
Latin
displicare
“to unfold, spread out”
Old French
Old French
deployer
“to unfold, spread out; later, to arrange troops”
Middle English
English
deploien
“to unfold, extend; to arrange in order”
Modern English
English
deployment
“the act of arranging or positioning for a purpose”