What is Installation (computer programs)?
'''Installation''' means to put a [[software|program]] on a [[computer]] so that the [[computer]] can run it. Most [[software|programs]] are stored in special ways to make them smaller, or to gather all the different pieces of a [[software|program]] up into one big piece. Before it can be used, though, the [[software|program]] needs to have these changes undone. Some [[software|program]]s also need to know extra information about the [[computer]] it is going to run on, so while it is installing, it will figure out what it needs to know and write it down for later. [[Category:Software]] {{Tech-stub}}