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reinstall

Syllabification: (re·in·stall)
Pronunciation: /ˌrē-inˈstôl/
(British also reinstal)
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Definition of reinstall

verb (reinstalls (or Britishreinstals), reinstalling, reinstalled)

[with object]
  • place or fix (equipment or machinery) in position again.
  • install (computer software) again:I reinstalled the program

noun

  • an act of reinstalling something, especially software:try performing a “clean” reinstall of your system software

Derivatives

reinstallation

noun

reinstaller

noun

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