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configure

[ kuhn-fig-yer ]

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.
    1. to put together (a computer or computer system) by supplying, arranging, or connecting a specific set of internal or external components:

      My next laptop will be configured for gaming with a fast processor and lots of memory.

    2. to set up (a software program or device) for a particular computer, computer system, or task:

      to configure the printer for a wireless network.



configure

/ ˌkənˈfɪɡə /

verb

  1. to arrange or organize
  2. computing to set up (a piece of hardware or software) as required
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • con·figur·a·ble adjective
  • precon·figure verb (used with object) preconfigured preconfiguring
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Word History and Origins

Origin of configure1

Back formation from configuration
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Example Sentences

How did you configure the visual language for “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”?

Had I been a member, I might have met with a Love.Life nutritionist next, to configure my caloric and macronutrient needs to support weight loss or exercise performance.

In a new publication in Physical Review Letters, researchers in Amsterdam demonstrate a way to describe spin-boson systems and use this to efficiently configure quantum devices in a desired state.

The report said the wider child health workforce including paediatricians are working "incredibly hard to provide the highest standard of care" but the continued growing waiting lists and missed targets indicated a need to "configure services differently".

From BBC

In 1986, Mr. Lynch decided to hold a workshop to train vendors and developers to configure equipment for routing traffic through the internet.

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