installé

Installé is the past participle of the French verb installer and is also used as an adjective. It designates something that has been placed, set up, or established in a particular place or situation. As a verb participle, it can form compound tenses or passive constructions, as in le logiciel est installé.

Etymology: install é derives from the verb installer, which in turn comes from older forms related to establir and ultimately from Latin stabilire. The sense of placing something securely and making it endure underlies both the modern French verb and its past participle.

Usage and meanings: In everyday French, installé commonly refers to objects or systems that have been put in place and are functioning, for example un logiciel installé, un système installé. It also appears in phrases describing people or groups that have been established in a place or position, such as une famille installée dans la région or un président installé au pouvoir. The term can convey a sense of permanence or regularity, beyond mere installation. As an adjective, it agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies: un programme installé (masculine singular), des programmes installés (masculine plural), une application installée (feminine singular).

Related usage: In IT contexts, install é is closely tied to the process of installation and configuration, while in political or social contexts it can express inauguration or settling into a role. Synonyms include mis en place, installé, en place, or bien installé, depending on nuance.

See also: installation, installer, établi, stabiliser.