Definition of "install" in English

verb

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

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

   • He was installed as Chancellor of the University.

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

   • I installed myself in my usual chair by the fire.

noun

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

   • The install takes a long time, but you can run it in the background while working on other things.

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

   • I've customized my local install; the out-of-the-box version looks a bit different.