installation

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[edit] Etymology

From install + -ation

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[edit] Noun

Singular
installation

Plural
installations

installation (plural installations)

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

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act of installing
system of machines
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[edit] Derived terms

[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

installer + -ation

[edit] Noun

installation f. (plural installations)

  1. installation
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