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configuration

con·fi·gu·ration

UK/kənˌfɪɡ.əˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ US/kənˌfɪɡ.jəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

an arrangement of parts or elements

  • “the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time”
2.

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

  • “he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke”

Origin

From Middle French configuration, from Latin cōnfigūrātiō. Morphologically configure + -ation.

Phrases

  • configuration language
  • configuration section
  • Cremona-Richmond configuration
  • Desargues configuration
  • electron configuration
  • software configuration management
  • source configuration management

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