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in⋅stall

[in-stawl]

–verb (used with object)

1.	to place in position or connect for service or use: to install a heating system; to install software on a computer.

2.	to establish in an office, position, or place: to install oneself in new quarters.

3.	to induct into an office or the like with ceremonies or formalities.

Also, instal.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < ML installāre. See in- ² , stall ¹

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Language Translation for : installer

Spanish:

instalar, poner, colocar,

German:

anbringen,

Japanese:

取付ける

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in·stall also in·stal (ĭn-stôl') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. in·stalled, in·stall·ing, in·stalls also in·stals

To connect or set in position and prepare for use: installed the new furnace; installed software on my computer.
To induct into an office, rank, or position: a ceremony to install the new governor.
To settle in an indicated place or condition; establish: installed myself in the spare room.

[Middle English installen, to place in office, from Old French installer, from Medieval Latin īnstallāre : Latin in-, in; see in-² + stallum, stall, place; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]

in·stall'er n.

installer operating system
A utility program to ease the installation of another, probably larger, application. It is also possible for hardware to have an installer accompany it, to install any low level device drivers required.
The installer commonly asks the user to enter desired configuration options for the main program or hardware, and sets up various initialisation files accordingly, as well as copying the main program to a hard disc.
Some badly designed operating systems require applications to provide an uninstaller because of the number of different files modified or created during the installation process.
(1998-02-09)