web installer

noun

A single-executable stub installer for a program that downloads the full installer from the Internet on runtime. It may use heuristics to choose the more appropriate installer to download.

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Meanings

nounweb installer (plural web installers)

plural web installers

  1. computingA single-executable stub installer for a program that downloads the full installer from the Internet on runtime. It may use heuristics to choose the more appropriate installer to download.
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APA

web installer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/web%20installer

MLA

“web installer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/web%20installer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “web installer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/web%20installer.

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