installation

[ in-stuh-ley-shuh n ]

/ ˌɪn stəˈleɪ ʃən /

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noun

something installed, as machinery or apparatus placed in position or connected for use.

the fact of being installed.

Military. any more or less permanent post, camp, station, base, or the like, for the support or carrying on of military activities.

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instable, instagram, instal, install, installant, installation, installation art, installment, installment buying, installment plan, instalment

Origin of installation

First recorded in 1600–10, installation is from the Medieval Latin word installātiōn- (stem of installātiō). See install, -ation

Related formspre·in·stal·la·tion, nounre·in·stal·la·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for installation

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She adds that she can see when something is “wrong” with an installation.
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The only installation for which there is strictly one way in and one way out is that created by Li Xiaodong, from China.
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During the first weeks after his installation, Champlain made an investigation of the vicinity.
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Installation and operation of mixing and conveying plant, then are matters to be considered carefully in heavy concrete work.
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In connection with the passing places, the installation of a telephone line is an important but often neglected item.
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His installation has also cost him £1,200, of which certainly more than half went as tribute to the idle barons of industry.
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British Dictionary definitions for installation

installation

/ (ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən) /

noun

the act of installing or the state of being installed

a large device, system, or piece of equipment that has been installed

a military establishment usually serving in a support role

an art exhibit often involving video or moving parts where the relation of the parts to the whole is important to the interpretation of the piece

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Word Origin and History for installation

installation

"action of installing," mid-15c., of church offices or other positions, from Medieval Latin installationem (nominative installatio), noun of action from past participle stem of installare (see install). Of machinery, etc., "act of setting up," from 1882.