installation (n.)

  1. the act of installing something (as equipment); the telephone installation took only a few minutes

    [ Syn: installing , installment , instalment ]

  2. a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; the assembly plant is an enormous facility

    [ Syn: facility ]

  3. a formal entry into an organization or position or office; his initiation into the club; he was ordered to report for induction into the army; he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame

    [ Syn: initiation , induction ]

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