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insertion

insertion

15 4.2
The act of putting something into another thing
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈsɜrʃən/
translation icon : colocación
  • A careful review of insertion procedures should be accomplished with the patient and/or parent.
  • insertion gain
  • tube insertion
  • needle insertion

Achieves this using hashing for updates, insertions, and deletions.

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Examples

  • Following insertion, a small amount of blood was aspirated from the lumen.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Clients should be assessed for infection prior to insertion and may be given prophylactic antibiotics for chlamydia.

    Academic text (2011)
  • After insertion, this position is more comfortable for a man.

  • And they said, how many insertions are you expecting?

  • After cable insertion, fittings snap closed to bend the cable without damage.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Database maintenance is achieved by operations with three classes of updates: insertion, deletion, or revision of event information.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Your unit is to make an over-the-beach insertion here, link up with the Ranger Recovery Unit Scorpion, and get them out without being detected.

  • The doctor explained that the insertion of the catheter would help monitor the patient's condition.

  • During the operation, the insertion of the implant was a crucial step for the procedure's success.

  • The manual provides detailed instructions for the insertion of the batteries into the device.

Synonyms

installation
vsinsertion
61 3.5

Putting something in place so it is ready to use

focuses on simple placement without implying readiness or use
injection
vsinsertion
47 3.4

Putting a liquid into something using pressure, for example fuel into an engine

is a neutral act of placing without force or pressure
implantation
vsinsertion
  • Specialized
5 6.8

Putting a device or part into the body during surgery

covers general placement rather than only surgical body procedures
introduction
vsinsertion
3 2.7

Putting something inside something else

is the standard technical term for that same action
intromission
vsinsertion
  • NSFW
1 9.9

The act of putting one thing into another, for example when the penis enters the vagina during sex

is the general physical act without sexual specificity
embedment
vsinsertion
  • Specialized
6.4

Putting an image or code into a document so it appears as part of it

describes physical placement inside rather than digital inclusion
instillation
vsinsertion
  • Specialized
8.4

Putting liquid drop by drop into a body part like an eye or ear

covers general placement without the gradual liquid method
instillment
vsinsertion
  • Specialized
9.1

You put liquid into a body part drop by drop

refers broadly to placing, not only slow liquid introduction
interposition
vsinsertion
9.2

Stepping in with a remark or action to interrupt a discussion

refers to placing inside rather than between or interrupting

Antonyms

106 2.0

Taking something or someone away from a place

How Embedded

burial
172 3.5
encasement
2 6.8
embedding
5.3
insertion
15 4.2
surface
1.0

Surface Forms

insertion singular
insertions plural

Morphology

insertion = insert (transparent) = insert + ion

Standard formation: the noun denotes the action or process of inserting derived from the verb 'insert' with '-ion'.

Etymology

Insertion comes from the verb insert, which has the Latin part in- meaning 'into' and a root meaning 'to put'. Think of pushing a key into a lock or a small tube into the body; an insertion is the action of 'putting in' one thing inside another, which is why we use it for surgical or mechanical actions.