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Beavis Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Install vs installation

Hi,

When do you guys use the nouns install and installation? I always used the word install as verb and installation as description for the installation process. But my american team members (software company) use it in a different way:

The only disadvantage is that the install allows the user to delete the directory
These files need to be manually removed after an install
vs
For current installations, how would you handle ....

I'd use "installation" in all the cases above ;-)
  

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I agree with you, the way they have used it sounds wrong to me. Maybe it is different in the software world?

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I agree with you, the way they have used it sounds wrong to me.
Maybe it is different in the software world?
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I think they are referring to the 'block' of any software that is called the install - it is the part of the software that runs the installation on the computer. I can follow using install as a noun in this context.
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Old question, but it needs attention.

I'm in the U.S. and this is just slang.

Install is and always has been a verb. And they pronounce it like Southern states people mispronounce many words, such as Po' leece for police and Thee' ater for theatre. Even the local news anchors are now mispronouncing and misusing words on a regular basis.

Americans in the United States se
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Install is a verb, not a noun.
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Install works great as a noun. Great works fab as an adverb.

I'm grateful to my Mom for teaching me proper English, and to all my friends who taught me different. Mom would say this use of "different" is improper and therefore ambiguous; but she's wrong. No-one reading that sentence could mistake my meaning. I like the evolution into shorter zippier words, especially for technical writin

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I agree with Beavis.

The technician came to install the unit. He had had some advice from a colleague who had previously installed a similar unit. When finished the installation looked very neat.

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It seems usage trumps grammar in the U.S. As long as the others know what you're saying,
that must be good enough.
-Installation became install.
-Invitation became invite.
-Consultation became consult.
-"Myself" is used where "me" belongs. "If you have any questions, please ask Bob or myself".

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