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setup

/ˈsɛtˌʌp/
noun
  1. Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.

    "The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy."

  2. The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.

    "The classroom setup was simple and efficient."

  3. A situation orchestrated to frame someone; a covert effort to place the blame on somebody.

    "Trust me, that was a setup!"

Synonymsapparatus, frameup, stitch-up, configuration, layout

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