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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; < Medieval Latin installātiōn- (stem of installātiō). See install, -ation

pre·in·stal·la·tion, noun
re·in·stal·la·tion, noun
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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installation (ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən)
 
n
1.  the act of installing or the state of being installed
2.  a large device, system, or piece of equipment that has been installed
3.  a military establishment usually serving in a support role
4.  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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