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Meaning of install

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

install

Pronunciation:/ɪnˈstɔːl/

noun

Definitions

  1. Installer. A software utility that installs an application.

    Example: After inserting the disk, you need to run the install.

  2. An installation. (Usage originated as a truncated form of the word installation.)

verb

Definitions

  1. To connect, set up or prepare something for use.

    Example: I haven't installed the new operating system yet because of all the bugs.

  2. To admit formally into an office, rank or position.

    Example: He was installed as Chancellor of the University.

  3. To establish or settle in.

    Example: I installed myself in my usual chair by the fire.