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installation definition

in·stal·la·tion (in′stə lā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. an installing or being installed
  2. a complete mechanical apparatus fixed in position for use a heating installation
  3. any military post, camp, base, etc.
  4. a work of art requiring construction or elaborate setting up at its exhibition site: an installation typically makes use of a variety of media and often includes nontraditional media, as projected images or taped sounds

Etymology: ML(Ec) installatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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