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Noun: configuration  kun,fi-g(y)u'rey-shun
  1. An arrangement of parts or elements
    "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time";
    - constellation
     
  2. Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
    "he could barely make out their configurations";
    - shape, form, contour, conformation
     
  3. An adjustable parameter that controls how a device, program, or application functions
    "Change your privacy configurations";
    - setting, preference, option
     
  4. (computing) settings and parameters that define how a system or program operates
    "The server configuration needs to be updated";
    - config [informal]

Derived forms: configurations

See also: crooked, straight

Type of: design, plan, spatial property, spatiality

Encyclopedia: Configuration