SETUP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does setup mean? 

• SETUP (noun)
  The noun SETUP has 3 senses:

1. equipment designed to serve a specific function

2. the way something is organized or arranged

3. an act that incriminates someone on a false charge

  Familiarity information: SETUP used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SETUP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Equipment designed to serve a specific function

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

apparatus; setup

Hypernyms ("setup" is a kind of...):

equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "setup"):

lighting (apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film)

X-ray machine (an apparatus that provides a source of X rays)

titrator (an apparatus for performing a titration)

telegraph; telegraphy (apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code))

submersible (an apparatus intended for use under water)

still (an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed)

soda fountain (an apparatus for dispensing soda water)

sequenator; sequencer ((chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer)

semaphore (an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms)

reformer (an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel)

purifier (an apparatus for removing impurities)

pendulum (an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity)

optical bench (apparatus for observation and measurement of optical phenomena)

nuclear reactor; reactor ((physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements)

aerator (an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage))

Kipp's apparatus (a laboratory apparatus for producing a gas (usually hydrogen sulfide) by the action of a liquid on a solid without heating)

instillator (medical apparatus that puts a liquid into a cavity drop by drop)

brooder; incubator (apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants)

heliograph (an apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a mirror to turn the sun's rays off and on)

heat pump (apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings; can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building)

generator (an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas)

electrograph (an apparatus for the electrical transmission of pictures)

copier; duplicator (apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material)

condenser (an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid)

chemical reactor (an apparatus for holding substances that are undergoing a chemical reaction)

centrifuge; extractor; separator (an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension)

cascade liquefier (an apparatus used to liquefy air or oxygen etc.)

burner (an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse))

Sense 2

Meaning:

The way something is organized or arranged

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

it takes time to learn the setup around here

Hypernyms ("setup" is a kind of...):

fashion; manner; mode; style; way (how something is done or how it happens)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An act that incriminates someone on a false charge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

frame-up; setup

Hypernyms ("setup" is a kind of...):

falsehood; falsification (the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting)

Derivation:

set up (take or catch as if in a snare or trap)

 Context examples 

A factor used to determine at what point in the beam delivery the next change in setup is to take place.

(Cumulative Meterset Weight, NCI Thesaurus)

Issue associated with unsatisfactory installation, configuration, and/or setup of a specific device or technology.

(Installation-Related Problem Associated with Medical Device, Food and Drug Administration)