configuration

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an arrangement of parts or elements

   the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time

2. 2
   noun

   The form of a thing, as depending on the relative placement of the parts of a thing's shape.

   The engineers tested several configurations of the new device.

3. 3
   noun

   The way a computing environment (physical or software) is set up or customized to the needs of its users.

   The software requires a specific configuration to run properly.

4. 4
   noun

   any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

5. 5
   noun

   The relative positions of a set of things; the way things are arranged or put together;

6. 6
   noun

   The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.

7. 7
   noun

   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.

8. 8
   noun

   The process of customizing a computing environment in this way.

Etymology

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