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set-up

set-up

See also: setup and set up

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Noun

set-up (plural set-ups)

  1. Alternative form of setup
    • 2011 January 8, Paul Fletcher, Stevenage 3 - 1 Newcastle”, in BBC:
      Stevenage's first-half performance forced a change of formation from Newcastle at the break, as they brought on Nile Ranger for Leon Best and switched to a 4-2-3-1 set-up.
    • 2013 June 1, Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):
      A “moving platform” scheme [] is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays. This set-up solves several problems [].