Install

noun

/ɪnˈstɔːl/

Word Frequency: 6.4

Definitions

1.nounInstaller. A software utility that installs an application.

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

2.nounAn installation. (Usage originated as a truncated form of the word installation.)

3.verbTo connect, set up or prepare something for use.

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

4.verbTo admit formally into an office, rank or position.

"He was installed as Chancellor of the University."

5.verbTo establish or settle in.

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

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