Setup (the noun) or set up (the verb) may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Films Set Up (2005 film), a 2005 Hong Kong horror film Setup (2011 film), a 2011 action thriller heist film Literature Set Up, a 1992 novel by Peter Corris Set Up, a 1999 novel by Claire McNab Music Setup (album), a 1994 album by jazz pianist Stanley Cowell
Sports Racing setup, in auto racing Setup pitcher
Other uses Setup (storytelling), the introduction in a plot of an element that will be useful to the story only later, when the payoff comes Setup, also called frameup, providing false evidence or false testimony in order to falsely prove someone guilty of a crime Setup, installation (computer programs) Setup, power-on self-test Setup, on page 104 of The Black Ice, delivery of an alcoholic drink in a bar Setup cost, the cost of a step in manufacturing changeover
See also Setting up to fail, a manipulative technique to engineer failure Set (disambiguation) Setting (disambiguation) The Set-Up (disambiguation)