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installation
/ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/
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What does installation mean?
noun
- An act of installing.
- 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.
- A work of installation art.
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noun
- A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base.
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No sensible or efficient station manager or electric contractor would ever think of an installation made upon any other plan.
The installation of hard courts universally should spread tennis rapidly, since it will afford more chance to play over a longer period.
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Standardisation of parts and the installation of the desired machinery had accomplished one greatly desired end--the construction of new craft had been accelerated.
This lady’s name was Mrs. Coiler, and I had the honour of taking her down to dinner on the day of my installation.
The result would be the installation of what has been known as the "economic man," as the normal and definitive type of human nature.