Configurable
yər verb (used with object), con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing.
1.
to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
2.
Computers.
a.
to put (a computer system) together by supplying a specific computer with appropriate peripheral devices, as a monitor and disk drive, and connecting them.
b.
to set up (a program) to enable it to run on a particular computer or for a particular application.
Origin:
back formation from configuration
back formation from configuration
Related forms
con·fig·ur·a·ble, adjective
pre·con·fig·ure, verb (used with object), pre·con·fig·ured, pre·con·fig·ur·ing.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to arrange or organize |
| 2. | computing to set up (a piece of hardware or software) as required |
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Configurable
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| Main Entry: | configurable |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | of software, written to permit modification by users; able to be modified or arranged differently |
| Usage: | computing |
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Word Origin & History
configure
late 14c., from L. configurare "to fashion after a pattern," from con- "together" + figurare "to shape" (see figure).
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