pre-deploying
|pre-de-ploy-ing|
/ˌpriːdɪˈplɔɪ/
(pre-deploy)
deploy in advance
Etymology
'pre-deploy' is a modern English compound combining the prefix 'pre-' (from Latin 'prae', meaning 'before') with the verb 'deploy' (from French 'déployer').
'deploy' derives from Old French 'desployer' (Modern French 'déployer'), originally from Latin roots related to 'plicare' (to fold) via forms meaning 'unfold' or 'spread out'; combining this with the prefix 'pre-' produced the English compound 'pre-deploy' and its derivative forms.
Initially, 'deploy' meant to 'unfold' or 'spread out' (literally), but over time it evolved to mean 'to arrange or position (troops, resources, etc.)'; 'pre-deploy' therefore came to mean 'to position or arrange in advance'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
present participle form of 'pre-deploy': performing the action of deploying resources, software, personnel, or equipment in advance of the main operation or scheduled deployment.
The team is pre-deploying the update to critical servers to minimize downtime during the release.
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Adjective 1
used attributively to describe something that is being or has been deployed beforehand (often used in technical/operational contexts): 'pre-deploying' can describe the ongoing state or process of advance deployment.
We noticed issues while pre-deploying services to the staging environment.
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Last updated: 2026/01/08 03:19