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Dictionary: in·stall  in·stal (ĭn-stôl') pronunciation
also tr.v., -stalled, -stall·ing, -stalls, also -stals.
  1. To connect or set in position and prepare for use: installed the new furnace; installed software on my computer.
  2. To induct into an office, rank, or position: a ceremony to install the new governor.
  3. To settle in an indicated place or condition; establish: installed myself in the spare room.

[Middle English installen, to place in office, from Old French installer, from Medieval Latin īnstallāre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + stallum, stall, place.]

installer in·stall'er n.

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An install program. Installers are programmed/customized by the developer to fit the application requirements. Their primary purpose is to compress the application files into one or more self-extracting files that decompress into the appropriate folders when run. They also make modifications to the Registry in the user's PC and provide post-install options such as the capability to run a program. Commercial installers are comprehensive and sophisticated and may support a full-blown programming language or provide their own scripting language. See install program.

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Load and configure a piece of software on a computer.

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also instal

verb

  1. To put in or assign to a certain position or location: emplace, locate, place, position, set1, site, situate, spot. See place.
  2. To admit formally into membership or office, as with ritual: inaugurate, induct, initiate, instate, invest. See accept/reject.
  3. To place securely in a position or condition: ensconce, establish, fix, seat, settle. See put in/take out.

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v

Definition: set up
Antonyms: remove


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: v. - Set up for use; Place; Put into an office or a position.

pronunciation Did they come to install your washing machine?

Translations: Install
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - installere, anbringe, indrette, indsætte

idioms:

  • install oneself    placere sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
installeren, aanbrengen, benoemen

Français (French)
v. tr. - installer, poser, installer qn

idioms:

  • install oneself    s'installer

Deutsch (German)
v. - installieren, einbauen, anbringen, einführen

idioms:

  • install oneself    sich einrichten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εγκαθιστώ, μοντάρω, τοποθετώ, εγκαθιστώ σε αξίωμα κ.λπ.

idioms:

  • install oneself    θρονιάζομαι

Italiano (Italian)
insediare, investire, installare

idioms:

  • install oneself    installarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - instalar

idioms:

  • install oneself    instalar-se

Русский (Russian)
помещать, устанавливать, официально вводить в должность

idioms:

  • install oneself    расположиться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - investir, tomar posesión de su cargo, instalar, montar

idioms:

  • install oneself    instalarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - installera, inviga, insätta

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
安装, 使就职, 安置

idioms:

  • install oneself    就职, 任用, 安置

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 安裝, 使就職, 安置

idioms:

  • install oneself    就職, 任用, 安置

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 설치하다, 취임 시키다

idioms:

  • install oneself    ~에 임명하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 取り付ける, 就任させる, 席に着かせる, 任命する, 備え付ける

idioms:

  • install oneself    席につく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينصب, يقلد منصبا, يركب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התקין (מתקן), הכניס לתפקיד, מיקם, יישב, התקין סתימה בשן‬


 
 
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