installs

noun

(computing, informal) An installation: the process of installing a software application.

(computing, informal) An installation: a software application that has been installed.

verb

(transitive) To connect, set up or prepare something for use

(transitive, computing) To transfer software onto a device's permanent storage and put it in a state where it is ready to be run when needed, usually decompressing it if necessary and performing any necessary pre-first-run configuration.

(transitive) To admit formally into an office, rank or position.

(transitive, sometimes reflexive) To establish or settle in.

Roots

stallstall- · Germanic · stall, place

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