setup

Noun

setup (plural setups)

1. Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
   • The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy.

   Synonyms:

   apparatus, loadout

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.1993, Billboard, volume 105, number 21, page 106

   Synonyms:

   configuration, layout

3. A situation orchestrated to frame someone; a covert effort to place the blame on somebody.
   • Trust me, that was a setup!

   Synonyms:

   frameup, stitch-up

4. An 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; […]1995 August 28, InfoWorld, page 80
5. (operations) 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.

   Synonyms:

   make-ready, makeready

6. The 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. A 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.