misinstalling

Verb

misinstall (third-person singular simple present misinstalls, present participle misinstalling, simple past and past participle misinstalled)

1. To install improperly or by mistake.
   • If possible, the evaluator should insert the same type of defects (or simulate the defects) that occur in the components of the circuits involved. If a particular decoder chip on a certain board is often misinstalled, for example, one should misinstall the component.1984, Allan C. Stover, ATE: Automatic Test Equipment, page 187