Definitions:
Setup - Setup is an application or process that allows you to package up your application into an easy-to-deploy format, which can then be used to install the application on the target server.
Deployment - Deployment is the process of taking the application and installing it in on another machine, usually by the use of a setup application.
Installation - Installation of a program is an act of putting an application into the computer system where it can be executed. Click here for more installer related jargons.
Bootstrapper (from Wikipedia) - Bootstrapper is usually a small executable file (e.g. setup.exe) which updates the installer and starts the real installation after the update. Sometimes the bootstrapper installs other prerequisites for the software during the bootstrapping process too.
Acronyms:
MSI - Windows Installer (formerly Microsoft Installer)
MSM - Merge Module
CM - Configuration Management
SCM - Software Configurtion Management (Source Control Management)
CR - Change Request
CNR - CanNot Reproduce
SP - Service Pack
HF - Hotfix
RC - Release Candidate
RTM - Release to Manufacture
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