What is the difference between publishing and deploying a sign?

What is the difference between publishing and deploying a sign?

When you’re happy with a sign that has been created, you can publish it which makes it available in Director to deploy. Publishing a sign does not deploy it. Deploying is the final step, pushing the sign out to the devices/screens that it has been assigned to.
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