What does installation mean?
Definitions for installation
ˌɪn stəˈleɪ ʃənin·stal·la·tion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word installation.
Princeton's WordNet
installation, installing, installment, instalmentnoun
the act of installing something (as equipment)
"the telephone installation took only a few minutes"
facility, installationnoun
a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
"the assembly plant is an enormous facility"
initiation, induction, installationnoun
a formal entry into an organization or position or office
"his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"
GCIDE
Installationnoun
(Mil.) The whole of a military base, post, camp, outpost, etc., constructed and operated for support of military operations.
Installationnoun
The act of installing; as, the installation of the air conditioner took half an hour.
Installationnoun
(Mech.) The whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and accessories, sometimes including the buildings and gorounds on which they are located, when set up and arranged for practical working, as in electric lighting, transmission of power, etc.; as, our installation in Baton Rouge can produce ten thousand gallons a day; we should move our drying installation from building A to building B.
Wiktionary
installationnoun
The act of installing or giving possession of an office, rank, or order, with the usual rites or ceremonies; as, the installation of an ordained minister in a parish.
installationnoun
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.
installationnoun
A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base
Etymology: From install + -ation
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Installationnoun
The act of giving visible possession of a rank or office, by placing in the proper seat.
Etymology: installation, French, from install.
Upon the election the bishop gives a mandate for his installation. John Ayliffe, Parergon.
ChatGPT
installation
Installation is the act or process of making a system, application, machinery, or component operational by correctly positioning, fixing, or setting up its parts and necessary software. It can also refer to the process of setting up a new software or hardware on a computer or device to make it ready for use. Besides, in art, installation refers to a form of artwork that is designed to transform a space within an exhibition.
Webster Dictionary
Installationnoun
the act of installing or giving possession of an office, rank, or order, with the usual rites or ceremonies; as, the installation of an ordained minister in a parish
Installationnoun
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
Etymology: [F. installation, LL. installatio: cf. It. installazione. See Install.]
Wikidata
Installation
Installation of a computer program, is the act of making the program ready for execution. Because the process varies for each program and each computer, programs often come with an installer, a specialized program responsible for doing whatever is needed for their installation.
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Installation
The entire apparatus, buildings and appurtenances of a technical or manufacturing establishment. An electric light installation, for instance, would include the generating plant, any special buildings, the mains and lamps.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
installation
A grouping of facilities, located in the same vicinity, which support particular functions. Installations may be elements of a base. See also base; base complex.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
installation
The act of investing any one with a military order.
Editors Contribution
installation
The act and process of to install.
The kitchen installation was easy, effective and efficient.
Submitted by MaryC on March 9, 2020
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'installation' in Nouns Frequency: #1955
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of installation in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of installation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of installation in a Sentence
Bagram grew into such a massive military installation that, as with few other bases in Afghanistan and even Iraq, it came to symbolize and epitomize the phrase ‘mission creep’.
Experts have made clear that Positive Train Control could have prevented the tragedy in Philadelphia, it is simply a fact that insufficient funding for Amtrak has delayed the installation of PTC, and to deny a connection between the accident and underfunding Amtrak is to deny reality.
We are standing in a street now and maybe people are faced with a work of art for the first time, an open and bleeding wound for the very first time. I believe this has an impact, i think this (installation) creates awareness and is something that influences people and makes them think.
Chief Executive Officer Lowell McAdam:
We're doing a lot of installations but we're not doing the same volume that we had before, so we won't be driving similar numbers in second quarter that we would in first from an installation perspective.
Royal Academy director Tim Marlow:
This is wonderful news for Ai Weiwei, his family and for artists worldwide, we are delighted to announce that he will be joining us as we finalize the installation of his exhibition.
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From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- التركيبArabic
- instal·lacióCatalan, Valencian
- instalaceCzech
- Anlage, InstallationGerman
- instalaciónSpanish
- نصب کردنPersian
- asentaminen, installaatio, varustukset, nimittäminen, asettuminen, asennusFinnish
- installationFrench
- presa di possesso, impianto, insediamento, installazioneItalian
- 設備, 装置, 取り付け, インストールJapanese
- installationLatin
- instalacja, montażPolish
- instalaçãoPortuguese
- instalare, instalațieRomanian
- оборудование, инсталляция, монтаж, установкаRussian
- installationSwedish
- KurulumTurkish
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