installation

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən//
Canada//ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən//
Australia//ˌɪn.stəˈlæɪʃən//
India//ɪn.sʈɔː.leː.ʃən//

An act of installing.

noun

1
An act of installing.
The installation of the new software took only a few minutes.
2
Something installed, especially 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 work of installation art.
The museum is displaying a modern art installation.
Represented by Olney Gleason gallery, she was the subject of a 2025 solo show at the MSU Broad Art Museum in Michigan and recently unveiled a permanent installation at the Princeton University Art Museum.
4
A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base.
A military installation was built near the border.

Etymology

From Middle French installation, from Medieval Latin installātiō. By surface analysis, install + -ation. Compare with Piedmontese istallassion.

Forms

plural: installations

inspiring · Providing inspiration; encouraging; stimulating.Instagram · An online photo- and video-sharing social networking service,…install · To connect, set up or prepare something for use

installation · An act of installing.

installed · readied for use instance · An occasion; an order of occurrence.instant · A very short period of time; a moment.

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