configure
Americanverb (used with object)
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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.
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Computers.
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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.
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to set up (a software program or device) for a particular computer, computer system, or task.
to configure the printer for a wireless network.
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verb
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to arrange or organize
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computing to set up (a piece of hardware or software) as required
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of configure
Back formation from configuration
Vocabulary lists containing configure
Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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Example Sentences
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Losing your device or access to it entirely can also make it tricky to configure passkeys.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
You can configure the VPN to automatically connect whenever you’re online or have the app ask you whether or not to connect.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
The archbishop was free to configure it as a workplace, to choose its decorative furnishings and its degree of illumination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
Researchers have developed an easy-to-use optical chip that can configure itself to achieve various functions.
From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2023
Guys like Dr. Strayer were hired to figure out how to configure networks and displays so that the information was useful and life- preserving—not overwhelming and deadly.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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