installation
noun
in·stal·la·tion
ˌin(t)-stə-ˈlā-shən 
1
: the act of installing : the state of being installed
2
: something that is installed for use
3
: a military camp, fort, or base
4
: a work of art that usually consists of multiple components often in mixed media and that is exhibited in a usually large space in an arrangement specified by the artist
Examples of installation in a Sentence
The cable company offers lower prices and free installation.
These products are designed for easy installation.
Her installation as president will take place tomorrow.
The room contained the company's large computer installation.
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The remains were discovered by workers for Central Hudson Gas & Electric during excavations for a gas line installation project, the release stated.
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
Beijing’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has made robotics a key part of its industrial strategy, and aims to increase robot installations to 500 units per ten thousand workers by the end of the year.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Guests, adults and children alike help shape ongoing installations, test ideas about compact living, and encounter architecture not as a finished product but as a conversation.
—New Atlas, 22 Nov. 2025
In coordination with former President Franklin Roosevelt’s public denouncement of discrimination of Black Americans, Plato, president of the Plato Construction Company, was contracted to build 88 houses on the site of Camp Taylor, the former military installation in southwest Louisville.
—Steve Wiser, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Nov. 2025
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
Beijing’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has made robotics a key part of its industrial strategy, and aims to increase robot installations to 500 units per ten thousand workers by the end of the year.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Guests, adults and children alike help shape ongoing installations, test ideas about compact living, and encounter architecture not as a finished product but as a conversation.
—New Atlas, 22 Nov. 2025
In coordination with former President Franklin Roosevelt’s public denouncement of discrimination of Black Americans, Plato, president of the Plato Construction Company, was contracted to build 88 houses on the site of Camp Taylor, the former military installation in southwest Louisville.
—Steve Wiser, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Installation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/installation. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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installation
noun
in·stal·la·tion
ˌin(t)-stə-ˈlā-shən
1
: the act of installing : the state of being installed
2
: something installed for use
3
: a military base
4
: a work of art that consists of multiple pieces arranged in a large space
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