1. (

• installation ,
• installing ,
• installment ,
• instalment

) the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes" ;

2. (

• facility ,
• installation

) a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" ;

3. (

• initiation ,
• induction ,
• installation

) a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame" ;