installation

Etymology

From Middle French installation, from Medieval Latin installātiō; surface analysis install + -ation. Compare with Piedmontese istallassion.

noun

  1. An act of installing.
  2. 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.
  3. A work of installation art.
  4. A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base.

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