installation

[in-stuh-ley-shuh n]

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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.

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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Related Words for installation

plant, system, station, machinery, base, establishment, wiring, investiture, installment, coronation, accession, inaugural, ordination, fitting, furnishing, induction, investment, positioning, furnishings, power

Examples from the Web for installation

Contemporary Examples of installation

Just plug it into any TV and get watching—no need to schedule an installation.
New Innovations Let You Watch TV Anywhere You Go
December 8, 2014
Earlier this month the Vatican announced the installation of free showers for the homeless in public bathrooms in the city-state.
Pope Bids Refugees to EU ‘Bienvenido’; Europe Says ‘Non’
Candida Moss
November 30, 2014
Charging the vehicle at home requires the purchase and installation of expensive equipment.
Tesla’s Radical Patent Move is a Plot to Take Over the Road
Daniel Gross
June 15, 2014
She adds that she can see when something is “wrong” with an installation.
Inside the Kabokovs' ‘Strange City’
Anthony Haden-Guest
June 13, 2014
The only installation for which there is strictly one way in and one way out is that created by Li Xiaodong, from China.
The Royal Academy Wants You to Finish This Artwork
Chloë Ashby
January 24, 2014

Historical Examples of installation

All we are interested in at this point is the manner of installation.
Flying Machines
W.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 Telegraph
J. Munro
The installation at St. Germain was not an easy thing either.
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt
And there was much to-do over his installation at the table.
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille
Emile Zola
The installation in Europe and America of plants for service followed.
The Age of Invention
Holland Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for installation

installation

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

"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.