installation /ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/ noun4 •An act of installing.The installation of the new software took only a few minutes. •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 grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base.A military installation was built near the border. •A work of installation art.The museum is displaying a modern art installation. formsinstallations