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Insertion vs Installation - What's the difference?

insertion | installation |

As nouns the difference between insertion and installation

is that insertion is the act of inserting, or something inserted while installation is an act of installing.

insertion

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of inserting, or something inserted.
  • (anatomy) The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.
  • (genetics) The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.
  • Derived terms

    * leaf insertion

    Antonyms

    * (act of inserting) deletion * (anatomy) origin * (genetics) deletion

    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 ----