installation

Meanings

Plural: installations

Noun

• the act of installing something (as equipment)
  • "the telephone installation took only a few minutes"
• a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
• a formal entry into an organization or position or office
  • "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"
• An act of installing.
• Something installed, especially the whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and accessories, when set up and arranged for practical working, as in electric lighting, transmission of power, etc.
• A work of installation art.
• A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base.

Synonyms

facility, induction, initiation, installing, installment, instalment