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Installation vs Configuration - What's the difference?

installation | configuration |

As nouns the difference between installation and configuration

is that installation is an act of installing while configuration is form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.

installation

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act of installing.
  • Something installed, especially the whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and accessories, when set up and arranged for practical working, as in electric lighting, transmission of power, etc.
  • A work of installation art.
  • A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base
  • Derived terms

    * installation art ----

    configuration

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
  • Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
  • The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
  • (physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
  • A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.