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in⋅stal⋅la⋅tion

[in-stuh-ley-shuhn]
–noun
1. something installed, as machinery or apparatus placed in position or connected for use.
2. the act of installing.
3. the fact of being installed.
4. Military. any more or less permanent post, camp, station, base, or the like, for the support or carrying on of military activities.

Origin:
1600–10; < ML installātiōn- (s. of installātiō). See install, -ation
in·stal·la·tion   (ĭn'stə-lā'shən)   
n.  
    1. The act of installing.
    2. The state of being installed. Also called installment2.
  1. A system of machinery or other apparatus set up for use.
  2. A permanent military base.

Installation

In`stal*la"tion\, n. [F. installation, LL. installatio: cf. It. installazione. See Install.]

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.

On the election, the bishop gives a mandate for his installation. --Ayliffe.

2. (Mech.) 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.
Language Translation for : installation
Spanish: instalación,
German: die Installierung,
Japanese: 任命
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