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Installation — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fixture noun A permanent fitting or appliance attached to a building, such as a sink or light.
  • installation noun The act of setting up equipment or software so it's ready for use.
  • plumbing noun The system of pipes and fixtures that carry water and waste through a building.
  • setup noun The way something is arranged or organized, or the equipment used for a particular purpose.

Senses

Installation is used for these senses in English:

  • fixture (legal) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furnishing.
  • installation An act of installing.
  • installation 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.
  • plumbing The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps, and other fixtures of a water, gas, or sewage system in a house or other building.
  • setup Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.

fixture — full definition

  1. noun A permanent fitting or appliance attached to a building, such as a sink or light.
  2. noun A scheduled sports match or event.
  3. noun A person or thing so constantly present somewhere that they seem a permanent part of it.

installation — full definition

  1. noun The act of setting up equipment or software so it's ready for use.
  2. noun A piece of equipment or a system once it has been set up.
  3. noun An artwork made from arranged objects, often filling a room or space.
  4. noun A group of facilities forming a permanent military base.

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