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installation

noun
/ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/UK/ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/CA/ˌɪn.stəˈlæɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French installation, from Medieval Latin installātiō. By surface analysis, install + -ation. Compare with Piedmontese istallassion.

  1. derived from installātiō
  2. borrowed from installation

Definitions

  1. An act of installing.

    • The installation of the new software took only a few minutes.

  2. Something installed, especially the whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and…

    Something installed, especially the whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and accessories, when set up and arranged for practical working, as in electric lighting, transmission of power, etc.

  3. A work of installation art.

    • The museum is displaying a modern art installation.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base.

      • A military installation was built near the border.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for installation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA