Install (Unix)
WordNet
verb
(1) Set up for use
"Install the washer and dryer"
"We put in a new sink"
(2) Place
"Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"
(3) Put into an office or a position
"The new president was installed immediately after the election"
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To connect, set up or prepare something for use
- I haven't installed the new operating system yet because of all the bugs.
- To admit formally into an office, rank or position.
- He was installed as Chancellor of the University.
- To establish or settle in.
- I installed myself in my usual chair by the fire.
Noun
- Installation.
- A computer software utility that is run to install a software application. Also used as an adjective.
- After inserting the disk, you need to run the install.