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install

/ɪnˈstɔːl/

noun

Meaning

  • Installer. A software utility that installs an application.

    "After inserting the disk, you need to run the install."

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

verb

Meaning

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

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

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

    "He was installed as Chancellor of the University."

  • To establish or settle in.

    "I installed myself in my usual chair by the fire."