installer

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Definition

Either the human who physically sets up equipment in your home or office, or the software wizard that guides you through clicking 'Next' forty-seven times. In tech, it's the program that unpacks and configures software on your system while you pretend to read the terms and conditions. Both types will inevitably ask you to restart afterward.

Example Usage

The installer crashed halfway through, leaving my computer in digital limbo and my patience in the negatives.

Source: Technical terminology

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