Installation

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Derived terms

English

Etymology

From install + -ation

Noun

installation (plural: installations)

1. The act of installing or giving possession of an office, rank, or order, with the usual rites or ceremonies ; as, the installation of an ordained minister in a parish.
2. 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.
3. A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base

Derived terms

• installation art