install

verb
in·stall
/ɪnˈstɔːl/

To connect, set up or prepare something for use

Other meanings

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.
To admit formally into an office, rank or position.
“He was installed as Chancellor of the University.”

Synonyms

put in
set up

Related words

autoinstall
coinstall
deinstall
installability
installable
installfest
misinstall
preinstall
reinstall
pay-per-install
uninstalled

Example sentences

“Can you help me install this program?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Updates are ready to install.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Medieval Latin "īnstallō" (to install, put in place, establish).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “install” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.