Associations to the word «Configuration»

Wiktionary

CONFIGURATION, noun. Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
CONFIGURATION, noun. Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
CONFIGURATION, noun. The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
CONFIGURATION, noun. (physics) (chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
CONFIGURATION, noun. (algebra) 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.
CONFIGURATION SECTION, noun. (computing) The part of the environment division of a COBOL program that specifies the computer that the compiled code is to run on, and hence the instruction set that the compiler should use.

Dictionary definition

CONFIGURATION, noun. An arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time".
CONFIGURATION, noun. Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes".

Wise words

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C. S. Lewis