installation

1. The act of installing something (as equipment) (synset 100241805)
   "the telephone installation took only a few minutes"
   is a type of: beginning, commencement, start - the act of starting something
   same as: installing, installment, instalment
2. A building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry (synset 103319968)
   "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"
   is a type of: artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole
   subtypes:

   • airfield, field, flying field, landing field - a place where planes take off and land
   • arboretum, botanical garden - a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition
   • athletic facility - a facility for athletic events
   • backroom - the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations
   • cafeteria facility - (usually plural) facilities for providing food for employees or visitors
   • communication equipment, communication system - facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information
   • course - facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
   • deposit, depositary, depository, repository - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
   • drive-in - any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles
   • assembly, forum, meeting place - a public facility to meet for open discussion
   • gas system - facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service
   • menagerie, zoo, zoological garden - the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
   • military installation - any facility servicing military forces
   • grid, power grid, power system - a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region
   • range - a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds
   • recreation facility, recreational facility - a public facility for recreation
   • sewage system, sewage works, sewer system - facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage
   • source - a facility where something is available
   • station - a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
   • transit, transportation, transportation system - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
   • utility - a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal
   • water, water supply, water system - a facility that provides a source of water
   same as: facility
3. A formal entry into an organization or position or office (synset 107467805)
   "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"
   is a type of: ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance - a formal event performed on a special occasion
   subtypes:

   • inaugural, inauguration - the ceremonial induction into a position
   • coronation, enthronement, enthronisation, enthronization, investiture - the ceremony of installing a new monarch
   • bar mitzvah - (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
   • bas mitzvah, bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah - (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
   same as: induction, initiation

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