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Reinstall

To install the same software again on a computer or other device.

In plain English

This means putting the same program back onto a device after it was there before. The key point is that it is the same software being installed again, not different software.

In context

Here, "Reinstall" communicates an option to put the same app onto the device again.

Situation
Installing, updating, licensing, and checking compatibility for applications
What it communicates
offers installation of the app again

Meaning limits

By itself, the term does not say why the software is being installed again or what its current state is.

Examples

“After deleting the game by mistake, he reinstalled the same game on his tablet.”

Core meaning

“If the app is missing, tap Reinstall to put it back on the phone.”

In context

  • install Broader Term

    Installing the same software again is a special case of installing software.

  • uninstall Opposite

    This means putting software onto a device again, while uninstall means removing software from a device.