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Meaning of installation in English

installation
noun
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/ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/ us
/ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/

installation noun (MAKING READY TO USE)

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C1 [ C or U ]
the act of putting furniture, a machine, or a piece of equipment into position and making it ready to use :
Do you have to pay extra for installation?
There have been calls for the installation of cameras at the junction.
Among our installations is a solar thermal system for domestic hot water.
[ C or U ]   computing   specialized
the act of putting a computer program onto a computer so that the computer can use it:
You will receive a message confirming correct installation of the program.
There's no guaranteed way to block unwanted software installations.
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Placing and positioning an object
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installation noun (PLACE)

[ C ]
a place where there are buildings and equipment that have a particular, especially military, purpose:
a nuclear installation
The military still have several bases and installations on the island.
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Places involved in military activity
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installation noun (JOB)

[ U ]
an occasion when someone is put in an important job or position:
The installation of the new archbishop will take place in January.
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Ceremonies
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installation noun (ART)

[ C ]
a form of modern sculpture where the artist uses sound, movement, or space as well as objects in order to make an often temporary work of art:
The new installation adds an exciting interactive element to the museum's central atrium.
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Sculpture
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(Definition of installation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

installation | American Dictionary

installation
noun [ C/U ]
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/ˌɪn·stəˈleɪ·ʃən/
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the act of putting something in place so that it is ready for use:
[ U ] Do you have to pay extra for installation?
(Definition of installation from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

installation | Business English

installation
noun
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/ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən/ us
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[ U or C ]   IT
the act of putting a program onto a computer:
She provided me with the resources required for testing the installation of the software.
Software installations will be carried out by our administrators.
[ U or C ]
the act of putting furniture or equipment into position:
The installation of extra roof and wall-support structures takes considerable time.
[ C ]
a system or piece of equipment that has been put somewhere:
The present installations are outdated, and will be removed.
[ C ]
a place with people, buildings, and equipment that has a particular, especially military or industrial, purpose:
a military/industrial/commercial installation
(Definition of installation from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of installation

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Much of their work concerns site-specific sound installations involving the articulation of time and space.
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In 1996, the operational stock grew by about 12,000 units, from a supply of new installations of almost 39,000 units, to just under 400,000 units.
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Schematic diagram showing communication between installations (courtesy of the artist).
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They have also been involved in local mass actions against oil installations.
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The number of units are given for both installations and operational stock.
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Even more powerful installations will probably be created in the future for the ignition of thermonuclear microexplosions with light-ion beams.
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As a result, installations can be tailored precisely to customer requirements or easily reprogrammed to meet changing operational demands.
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Stills extracted from the installation's video output, demonstrating the layering and fragmentation of various images with moving text.
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Although these results are promising, established calorimeters are not flexible enough and are too large and too costly for routine biofilm control in technical installations.
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The research programme began with review of existing installations and assessing their performance.
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Temporary installations can, of course, be coped with.
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We therefore welcome the contribution of several authors describing the implementation of their compositions and installations.
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In the experiments performed with smaller installations, the density is rarely measured and is taken from hydrodynamic simulations.
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Only installations operating above a certain capacity threshold are covered by the directive.
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He has also composed soundscapes using recordings of environmental sounds, radiophonic works and sound installations.
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installation

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industrial installation
Obviously any industrial installation will worry people.
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initial installation
By the time of initial installation, the system had served its political purpose.
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interactive installation
Another notable interactive installation is instant city that combines gaming, music, architecture and collaborative aspects.
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Translations of installation

in Chinese (Traditional)
設施／設備, 安裝, 地方…
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设施／设备, 安装, 地方…
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instalación, investidura, instalación [feminine…
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instalação, instalação [feminine]…
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取り付け, 施設, 基地…
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installation [feminine], installation…
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yerleştirme, kurma, tesisat…
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உபகரணங்கள், தளபாடங்கள் அல்லது கணினி நிரல்களை நிலைநிறுத்த அல்லது பயன்படுத்த தயாராக இருக்கும் ஒரு சந்தர்ப்பம்…
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(किसी उपकरण, फर्नीचर या कंप्यूटर प्रोग्राम का) संस्थापन…
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યંત્ર-ઉપકરણની ગોઠવણ, સ્થાપન…
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installation, montering, indsættelse…
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installation, installering, utrustning…
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pemasangan…
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die Installierung, die Anlage…
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installasjon [masculine], installering [masculine], montering [masculine]…
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تنصیب…
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установлення, розміщення, установка…
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స్థాపన/ పరికరాలు, ఫర్నీచర్ లేదా కంప్యూటర్ ప్రోగ్రామ్‌ను స్థితిలో ఉంచినప్పుడు లేదా ఉపయోగించడానికి సిద్ధంగా ఉంచిన సందర్భం…
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স্থাপন করা…
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instalace, zařízení…
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การติดตั้ง, เครื่องมือที่ติดตั้ง…
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sự lắp đặt, cái được lắp đặt…
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instalacja, urządzenie…
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