setup

1. The way in which something is constituted, arranged, or planned.
2. The gathering and organization of the equipment needed for an operation, procedure, or task.
3. 1. Physical makeup; physique.
   2. Body posture or carriage, especially militarily erect bearing.
4. 1. Informal. The collective ingredients, such as ice, mixers, and glasses, necessary for serving various alcoholic drinks. Often used in the plural.
   2. A table setting, as in a restaurant.
5. A camera position, as for a particular shot in a scene being filmed.
6. Slang.
   1. A contest prearranged to result in an easy or faked victory.
   2. An endeavor intentionally made easy.
   3. A deceptive scheme, such as a fraud or hoax.
7. A plan or strategy for a projected course of action.
8. Sports. A play or pass that creates a scoring opportunity.

Also called a "setup program," it is software that prepares an application (software package) to run in the computer. Typically combined with the application it is installing, the install program creates a folder with a default name on the hard disk and copies the application files to that folder. The complete installation package is either an Internet download or on a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or possibly a diskette. Application files are generally compressed in the package, and the install program decompresses them into their original format and respective folders.

With Windows applications, the install program often adds or updates extensions to Windows that reside in the Windows folder (see DLL hell). It is also customary for the install program to deposit an uninstall option so the application can be easily removed later on (see uninstall).

Also Used for Hardware

Install programs are also used to attach a new peripheral device to the computer. The install program may add the device's driver to the operating system, or it may be used to set or reset parameters in an updatable memory (flash memory, EEPROM, etc.) on the expansion board that was just plugged in. See uninstall, how to install a program and BIOS setup.

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1. the arrangement of teeth on a trial denture base. 2. a laboratory procedure in which teeth are removed from a plaster cast and repositioned in wax. May be used as a diagnostic tool to evaluate alternatives, as when some teeth are missing; also used to produce the mold to make a positioner appliance.

The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: equipment designed to serve a specific function
  Synonym: apparatus

Meaning #2: (informal) the way something is organized or arranged

Meaning #3: an act that incriminates someone on a false charge
  Synonym: frame-up

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Setup may refer to:

• Setup (music)
• Installation (computer programs)
• Racing setup, in auto racing
• Frameup

See also

• Setting (disambiguation)
• Set (disambiguation)

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