installation
[in-stuh-ley-shuh n]
- something installed, as machinery or apparatus placed in position or connected for use.
- the act of installing.
- 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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Origin of installation
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Examples from the Web for installation
Contemporary Examples
Just plug it into any TV and get watching—no need to schedule an installation.
New Innovations Let You Watch TV Anywhere You GoDecember 8, 2014
Earlier this month the Vatican announced the installation of free showers for the homeless in public bathrooms in the city-state.
Charging the vehicle at home requires the purchase and installation of expensive equipment.
She adds that she can see when something is “wrong” with an installation.
The only installation for which there is strictly one way in and one way out is that created by Li Xiaodong, from China.
Historical Examples
All we are interested in at this point is the manner of installation.
Flying MachinesW.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
In 1882 he returned to New York, to superintend the installation of his system in that city.
Heroes of the TelegraphJ. Munro
The installation at St. Germain was not an easy thing either.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
And there was much to-do over his installation at the table.
The installation in Europe and America of plants for service followed.
The Age of InventionHolland Thompson
installation
- 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
n.
"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.
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