Meanings
plural installers
- One who installs.
1 more example
In the event industry there are two critical times when safety is often compromised, at bump-in and at bump-out. At bump-in the organizer is usually pressed for time and it is not uncommon for installers to work around the clock. At the end of the show or exhibition, bump-out carries an even higher risk as everyone is exhausted.
2014, Lynn Van Der Wagen, Lauren White, Human Resource Management for the Event Industry, page 110 - computingA program that installs software in a computer and prepares it for use.
Because this version of the Windows Installer is aware of the GAC, it has the capability to publish components into it. […] You can manually or programmatically push an assembly into the GAC by using the command-line tool Gacutil.exe.
2002, Lars Powers, Mike Snell, Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to the .NET Framework Class Library, page 9681 more example
Slackware does not include a graphical installer. Its package manager does not perform any dependency resolution. This can be jarring for new users, particularly within the last few years, but it also enables a deeper understanding of the system.
2018 July 16, Ben Cotton, “The oldest, active Linux distro, Slackware, turns 25”, in Opensource.com
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bulgarian монтажник
- монтажник (montažnik)person who installs
Czech instalátor
- instalátorprogram that installs software and prepares it for use
Esperanto instalilo
- instaliloprogram that installs software and prepares it for use
Finnish asentaja, asennusohjelma
- asentajaperson who installs
- asennusohjelmaprogram that installs software and prepares it for use
French installateur, installatrice
- installateurperson who installs
- installatriceperson who installs
- installateurprogram that installs software and prepares it for use
- programme d’installationprogram that installs software and prepares it for use
German Installateur, Installateurin
- Installateurperson who installs
- Installateurinperson who installs
- Installationsprogrammprogram that installs software and prepares it for use
- Installerprogram that installs software and prepares it for use
Greek εγκαταστάτης
- εγκαταστάτης (egkatastátis)person who installs
Icelandic uppsetningarforrit
- uppsetningarforritprogram that installs software and prepares it for use
Indonesian alat pemasang, pemasang
- alat pemasangprogram that installs software and prepares it for use
- pemasangprogram that installs software and prepares it for use
Italian installatore, installatrice
- installatoreperson who installs
- installatriceperson who installs
- programma di installazioneprogram that installs software and prepares it for use
Japanese インストーラー, インストーラ
- インストーラー (insutōrā)program that installs software and prepares it for use
- インストーラ (insutōra)program that installs software and prepares it for use
Malay pemasang
- pemasangprogram that installs software and prepares it for use
Norwegian installatør
- installatørperson who installs
Polish instalator, instalatorka
- instalatorperson who installs
- instalatorkaperson who installs
- instalatorprogram that installs software and prepares it for use
Portuguese instalador, instaladora
- instaladorperson who installs
- instaladoraperson who installs
- instaladorprogram that installs software and prepares it for use
Spanish instalador, instaladora
- instaladorperson who installs
- instaladoraperson who installs
- instaladorprogram that installs software and prepares it for use
Swedish installationsprogram
- installationsprogramprogram that installs software and prepares it for use
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Cite this entry
installer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/installer
“installer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/installer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “installer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/installer.
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