misinstallation
misinstallation noun: an improper installation or the act of misinstalling.
Noun
misinstallation (countable and uncountable, plural misinstallations)
- An improper installation or the act of misinstalling.
- If, in fact, misinstallation is the major cause—or a large cause—of fires, should we be encouraging, or even allowing, so much of the do-it-yourself approach in the business?1978, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Home Insulation: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and...
- Using a videotape of actual installations, and zooming in on various parts of the building, the instructor could ask the inspectors to try to identify as many misinstallations as possible while the video played.1996, Cynthia A. Hoover, Marjorie Greene, Construction Quality, Education, and Seismic Safety, page 25
Forms of misinstallation
| plural | misinstallations |
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Origin of misinstallation
From mis- + installation or misinstall + -ation.
Questions about misinstallation
- What does misinstallation mean?
- Misinstallation means an improper installation or the act of misinstalling.
- What part of speech is misinstallation?
- Misinstallation is a noun.
- What is the plural of misinstallation?
- The plural of misinstallation is misinstallations.
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