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Meaning of install | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ɪnˈstɔːl

Definitions

  1. An installation: the process of installing a software application.
    informal
  2. instalar, colocar.
  3. An installation: a software application that has been installed.
    informal
  4. To connect or set in position and prepare for use: installed the new furnace; installed software on my computer.
  5. To induct into an office, rank, or position: a ceremony to install the new governor.
  6. To settle in an indicated place or condition; establish: installed myself in the spare room.
  7. to place (machinery, equipment, etc) in position and connect and adjust for use
  8. (Computer Science) to transfer (computer software) from a distribution file to a permanent location on disk, and prepare it for its particular environment and application
  9. to put in a position, rank, etc
  10. to settle (a person, esp oneself) in a position or state: she installed herself in an armchair.
  11. to put in place or connect for service or use: to install a heating system; to install software on a computer.
  12. to establish in an office, position, or place.

Equivalents

العربية ركب
Català instal·lar
Suomi palkata
Português instalar
Svenska installera

Examples

“The install takes a long time, but you can run it in the background while working on other things.”
“I've customized my local install; the out-of-the-box version looks a bit different.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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