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Installation vs Initiation - What's the difference?

installation | initiation |

As nouns the difference between installation and initiation

is that installation is installation while initiation is the act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.

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 ----

    initiation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.
  • The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
  • Synonyms

    * (act of initiating) beginning, start

    Antonyms

    * (act of initiating) conclusion, end