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When did "deploy" become a noun? I always considered it only as verb. Can someone enlighten me?

• tyingq 8y ago
  It didn't. They are shortening "deployment" to "deploy" for unknown reasons when they say: "Atomic deploys - Each deploy is a full snapshot of the site" Not that weird though. We've, for example, turned "build" into a noun.
  • pfbtgom 8y ago
    Perhaps, ahem... "buildment"? But no, apparently "build" has been screwed up since the 1660s[1]. [1] https://www.etymonline.com/word/build#etymonline_v_18047 https://www.etymonline.com/word/build#etymonline_v_18047
• hombre_fatal 8y ago
  I can think of other -ment words that get shortened like that in just some online games I've played: "I need to change my equip[ment]", "my invest[ment] made money", "who's your replace[ment]?", "which adjust[ment] do you have on your rig?", etc.
  • cestith 8y ago
    It's not just "-ment". You invite someone with an invitation, but the verb is being used as the noun these days. In many contexts "package" is shortened to "pack", like "gift pack" or "bonus pack".
• lovelydrop 8y ago
  It's 2019, we gotta innovate :D