reinstallation

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noun

The act or process of reinstalling.

UncommonScrabble 14

Meanings

nounreinstallation (countable and uncountable, plural reinstallations)

plural reinstallations

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process of reinstalling.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishinstallation
  7. Englishreinstallation

From re- + installation.

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Translations

Catalan reinstal·lació
  • reinstal·lacióthe act or process of reinstalling
French réinstallation
  • réinstallationthe act or process of reinstalling
German Neuinstallation
  • Neuinstallationthe act or process of reinstalling
Italian reinstallazione
  • reinstallazionethe act or process of reinstalling
Polish reinstalacja
  • reinstalacjathe act or process of reinstalling
Portuguese reinstalação
  • reinstalaçãothe act or process of reinstalling
Russian переустано́вка, реинсталля́ция
  • переустано́вка (pereustanóvka)the act or process of reinstalling
  • реинсталля́ция (reinstalljácija)the act or process of reinstalling
Spanish reinstalación
  • reinstalaciónthe act or process of reinstalling
Cite this entry
APA

reinstallation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinstallation

MLA

“reinstallation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinstallation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reinstallation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinstallation.

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