# installation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən/ · frequency rank #5,508

## Definitions
1. An act of installing.
2. 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.
3. A work of installation art.
4. A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base.

## Etymology
From Middle French installation, from Medieval Latin installātiō. By surface analysis, install + -ation. Compare with Piedmontese istallassion.

## Common misspellings (17)
`innstallation`, `insatllation`, `insstallation`, `instalaltion`, `instalation`, `installaiton`, `installasion`, `installatino`, `installationn`, `installatoin`, `installattion`, `installtaion`, `instlalation`, `insttallation`, `intsallation`, `isntallation`, `nistallation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/installation