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Not installed

In software, not installed is the state of a program that has not been added to a computer, device, or system.

In plain English

It names whether a program is present on a system at all. In this state, the program has not been added to the computer, device, or system.

In context

Here, it reports that the app is in the state of not having been added to the computer, device, or system.

Situation
Installing, updating, licensing, and checking compatibility for applications
What it communicates
reports that the app is not currently installed

Meaning limits

By itself, this status does not say why the program is absent or whether adding it is possible.

Examples

“The drawing program is not installed on the meeting-room tablet, but it is installed on the studio computer.”

Core meaning

“When Mia checked the spare phone, the maps app was still not installed.”

In context