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installed

verb
in-STAWLD/ɪnˈstɔld/

4 meanings of installed

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of install.

    The crew installed solar panels across the entire roof.

    Engineers installed a backup generator before the storm season.

    Note

    One spelling does two jobs here: the simple past (the crew installed the panels) and the participle that follows have or be (the panels have been installed, a chancellor was installed). With the participle, the verb's object becomes the subject of a passive sentence. That makes the passive a natural fit when the thing or person set in place matters more than who did the setting.

  2. 2
    verbtransitive
    To set something in its intended position and fix it there for use.

    Contractors installed the new windows over the course of two days.

    The team installed a ceiling fan in the upstairs bedroom.

    Similarfitted, mounted, fixed, put

    Oppositeremoved, dismantled

    Note

    Besides windows and fans, the word has a ceremonial life: a new chancellor is installed, meaning formally admitted to the office. In this use the person is the subject of a passive sentence, and the position is a rank rather than a spot on a wall. The picture behind both uses is the same: something set in its proper place and fixed there.

  3. 3
    verbtransitive
    To set up equipment or software so that it is ready to operate.

    The IT staff installed the security update across all the laptops.

    They installed the operating system before shipping the computers.

    Similardeployed, loaded

    Oppositeuninstalled, removed

  4. 4
    verbtransitive
    To put something in a particular position or location.

    The museum installed the painting at the end of the main gallery.

    Crews installed temporary barriers along the parade route.

    Similarplaced, positioned, put, set, hung

    Oppositeremoved

    Note

    Applied to people, it means posted or stationed somewhere: he was installed at the watch tower. Unlike the ceremonial office sense, what the person receives is a location, not a rank, and at usually names the post. The reflexive use is the same idea with the person doing the settling, as when someone installs themselves in a chair.

installed is a form of install

install, verb: To connect, set up, or prepare something so that it is ready for use. Full entry

Forms
installinstalls he/she/itinstalling -ing forminstalled past tense, past participle
Spelling
install → installed: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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