configuration

(kən-fĭgˌyə-rāˈshən)

1. a. Arrangement of parts or elements.
   b. The form, as of a figure, determined by the arrangement of its parts or elements. See Synonyms at form.
2. Psychology Gestalt.
3. Chemistry The structural arrangement of atoms in a compound or molecule.
4. Computer Science
   a. The way in which a computer system is set up: changed the configuration by resetting the parameters.
   b. The set of constituent components, such as memory, a hard disk, a monitor, and an operating system, that make up a computer system.
   c. The way that the components of a computer network are connected.

Related Forms:

• con·figˌu·raˈtion·al·ly adverb

• con·figˈu·raˌtive, con·figˌu·raˈtion·al adjective