installation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of installing something

   The telephone installation took only a few minutes.

2. 2
   noun

   An act of installing.

   The installation of the new software took only a few minutes.

3. 3
   noun

   A work of installation art.

   The museum is displaying a modern art installation.

4. 4
   noun

   A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base.

   A military installation was built near the border.

5. 5
   noun

   a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry

6. 6
   noun

   a formal entry into an organization or position or office

7. 7
   noun

   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.

Etymology

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