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1. The act of installing something (as equipment)
   - installation, installment [N. Amer], instalment

1. Set up for use
   "instal the washer and dryer";
   - install, put in, set up
    
2. Put into an office or a position
   "the new president was installed immediately after the election";
   - install
    
3. Place
   - install, set up, establish

Type of: beginning, commencement, lay, place, pose, position, put, set, start

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