In plain English
This names a condition reached just before installation starts. The software has already been prepared, and it is available for installation.
In context
Here, it labels the final pre-install condition in which the software is prepared and available to be installed.
- Situation
- Installing, updating, licensing, and checking compatibility for applications
- What it communicates
- labels the final pre-install state in the setup wizard
Meaning limits
The term only identifies this prepared, installable state and does not by itself mean that installation has started.
Examples
“The software was ready to install, but the installation had not started.”
“We left the software ready to install overnight and began the installation in the morning.”