configure
Use Configure in a sentence
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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configure (ˌkənˈfɪɡə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to arrange or organize |
| 2. | computing to set up (a piece of hardware or software) as required |
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Configure
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Etymonline
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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Computing Dictionary
configure definition
softwareA program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc.
Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. Richard Pixley in collaboration with Richard Stallman. In 1994, David MacKenzie and others modified autoconf to incorporate all the features of Cygnus configure and many GNU programs, including gcc now use autoconf.
Metaconfig is a similar program used in building Perl.
(http://airs.com/ian/configure).
(2005-04-15)
Example sentences
Hardware makers are already working on other ways to configure a device.
Visitors to the store can configure a car and arrange a test drive.
It's in this facility where technicians configure the vehicle, the crew compartment and the cargo bay for flight.
Admittedly this would be a difficult experiment to configure.
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