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considered as installation as well. File system? Does it matter if the file system where files reside is local, remote (e.g. exported over network) or virtual? Does it matter if the file system is on remote block device? Excuse me, but the definition "act of putting the program in your computer system so that it can be executed" seems to be unclear and uncertain, imho.--
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Some terms that you're looking for include "XCopy" or "ZeroClick" deployment, or simply "installationless" programs/deployment. You could also come up with your own term since I don't think there's really an agreed-upon standard, though XCopy is probably the most "official" name for it, based on the
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I was redirected to this page when searching for "bootstrapper". While it's true many setup programs involve a bootstrapper, there is nothing specific to installation about the concept of a bootstrapper, and I don't think it should be redirecting here. It's a specific notion all its own in computer
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