configuration
Meanings
noun
- The form of a thing, as depending on the relative placement of the parts of a thing's shape.
- The relative positions of a set of things; the way things are arranged or put together;
- The aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
- The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
- A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
- The way a computing environment (physical or software) is set up or customized to the needs of its users.
- The process of customizing a computing environment in this way.
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From Middle French configuration, from Latin cōnfigūrātiō. Morphologically configure + -ation.
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