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to provision

to provision

1 6.5
To set up computer systems or online services so they are ready to use
  • verb
  • /prəˈvɪʒən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aprovisionar
  • If you can't provision a new server in under ten minutes, then you're a long way behind the competition.

It it, it, it has to be in place and fully provisioned in advance.

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Examples

  • Before launching the application, we need to provision the necessary virtual machines for testing.

  • All you need to do is call in again when the transfer has completed to provision it as live.

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  • I doubt you could take your LTE Verizon phone to South Africa and have them provision it on their network.

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  • Anyone hoping to entice customers to allow a service provider to provision cloud services for them has a steep hill to climb.

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  • Second, the process to provision new VMs, particularly when you get to the thousands of VMs, is just too time-consuming.

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  • After you've completed the configuration of the above steps, running the PowerShell command will begin provisioning SharePoint Education, as shown in the screenshot below.

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  • To set up the new software environment, the team will provision the required servers and storage first.

  • The IT department was tasked to provision resources for the upcoming development project swiftly.

Synonyms

to set up
vsto provision
683 3.4

To make something begin, for example a business

refers specifically to preparing and allocating computing resources for immediate use
to install
vsto provision
480 3.2

To set up a machine or computer program so it works

adds allocating and configuring remote computing capacity beyond physical setup
to deploy
vsto provision
371 5.6

To move and use people or equipment for a specific job

focuses on preparing and allocating computing resources so they become ready
to configure
vsto provision
47 5.2

To change the settings of a device like a computer for a specific use

also includes allocating actual computing resources rather than only adjusting settings
to preconfigure
vsto provision
  • Specialized
1 5.3

To set up a device or program in advance so it is ready to use

is performed during resource allocation rather than only before use

Antonyms

deallocation
  • Specialized
7.7

To free memory or other resources so programs can use them again

Compounds

porcupine provision
  • Jargon
9.9

A rule a company uses to stop a takeover by making itself less attractive to other companies

How Ready

to deploy
371 5.6
to provision
  • Specialized
1 6.5
to configure
47 5.2

Surface Forms

provision infinitive
provisioned past
provisioned past participle
provisioning present participle
provisions third person singular

Etymology

Provision in IT keeps the same 'see ahead' idea from Latin pro- 'before' and videre 'to see'. To provision a server is to set it up and give it the resources it needs so it is ready to use.