setup
How things connect
Setup is the way something is arranged or organized: What's your setup for working from home?
It also means the preliminary work to make something ready: Setup takes about an hour.
A setup can be a scheme to deceive or incriminate someone: The whole thing was a setup.
In sports and games, a setup is a play that creates an opportunity: a perfect setup for the winning shot.
The one-word form is the noun; the verb is two words: set up.
Arrangement of parts
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
positioning · order · array · spacing · distribution · format · sequence · pattern
Constructing from components
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
- connectionA joining or relation
- wiringInstalled electrical conductors
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
initialization · deployment · commissioning · hookup · rigging · configuration · staging · integration
False incrimination plot
conspiracy · scam · fraud · swindle · entrapment · ambush · plant · deception
Foundational preparation for something
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- platformRaised flat structure
underpinning · bedrock · cornerstone · support · scaffold · preparation · basis · footing
Arranging things in advance
- launchSet into motion
- kickoffOpening play in football
- startupNew business enterprise
- beginningInitial stage of something
commencement · inception · introduction · inauguration · opening · genesis · debut · outset
configuration
Arrangement of parts
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- placementPutting somewhere specific
alignment · positioning · order · array · spacing · distribution · format · sequence · pattern · design
assembly
Constructing from components
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
- connectionA joining or relation
- wiringInstalled electrical conductors
calibration · initialization · deployment · commissioning · hookup · rigging · configuration · staging · integration · activation
frameup
False incrimination plot
fix · conspiracy · scam · fraud · swindle · entrapment · ambush · plant · deception · manipulation
groundwork
Foundational preparation for something
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
platform · underpinning · bedrock · cornerstone · support · scaffold · preparation · basis · footing · substructure
preparation
Arranging things in advance
beginning · commencement · inception · introduction · inauguration · opening · genesis · debut · outset · activation
rig
Equipment arrangement or vehicle
hardware · cables · monitor · speakers · microphone · amplifier · mixer · projector · tripod · camera
- game rulesruleset, scoring, time limits, fouls, penalties
- game instructionsrules, tutorial, walkthrough, guide, manual
- game setupshuffling, dealing, starting position, game board, coin toss
- getting startedgetting started, start, begin, first steps, basics
- Hosting Tasksgreeting guests, seating guests, clearing plates, saying goodbye, meal planning
- matchmakingmatchmaker, matchmakers, matchmaking, matchmaking services, introduction
setupteardown
Deliberate structure removal
dismantling · breakdown · disassembly · takedown · disorganization
setupmain event
Featured performance or contest
payoff · punchline · execution · conclusion · climax
setupexoneration
Official clearing of blame
vindication · clearing · acquittal · rescue · protection
set, upset, setting, reset, setter, unset, settings, set-up, setters