Configuration
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The term configuration has several meanings.
In computing it may refer to:
Other usages include:
In computing it may refer to:
- Computer configurationComputer configurationIn communications or computer systems, a configuration is an arrangement of functional units according to their nature, number, and chief characteristics. Often, configuration pertains to the choice of hardware, software, firmware, and documentation...
or system configuration - Configure (computing) is the output of Autotools and used to detect system configuration. This is referred to as "./configure" in UnixUnixUnix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
- Configuration fileConfiguration fileIn computing, configuration files, or config files configure the initial settings for some computer programs. They are used for user applications, server processes and operating system settings. The files are often written in ASCII and line-oriented, with lines terminated by a newline or carriage...
is a software file used to configure the initial settings for a computer program
Other usages include:
- Electron configurationElectron configurationIn atomic physics and quantum chemistry, electron configuration is the arrangement of electrons of an atom, a molecule, or other physical structure...
- Configuration (geometry)Configuration (geometry)In mathematics, specifically projective geometry, a configuration in the plane consists of a finite set of points, and a finite arrangement of lines, such that each point is incident to the same number of lines and each line is incident to the same number of points.Although certain specific...
- Configuration spaceConfiguration space- Configuration space in physics :In classical mechanics, the configuration space is the space of possible positions that a physical system may attain, possibly subject to external constraints...
- Molecular configurationMolecular configurationThe configuration of a molecule is the permanent geometry that results from the spatial arrangement of its bonds. The ability of the same set of atoms to form two or more molecules with different configurations is stereoisomerism...
- Configuration managementConfiguration managementConfiguration management is a field of management that focuses on establishing and maintaining consistency of a system or product's performance and its functional and physical attributes with its requirements, design, and operational information throughout its life.For information assurance, CM...
is a management discipline - Configuration (locomotive parts)
- In Historical Behaviour StudiesHistorical Behaviour StudiesHistorical behaviour studies is a field of research in cultural history and cultural anthropology and a particular methodological approach to the study of human behaviour.----- Method and object of research :...
, configuration is a pattern of historical behaviour
See also
- CONFIG.SYSCONFIG.SYSCONFIG.SYS is the primary configuration file for the DOS, OS/2 as well as similar operating systems. It is a special file that contains setup or configuration instructions for the computer system.- Usage :...
, the primary configuration file for the MS-DOS and OS/2 operating systems. - Knowledge-based ConfigurationKnowledge-based ConfigurationKnowledge-based configuration has a long history as an Artificial Intelligence application area, see, e.g.,,,,,,,...
, intelligent techniques for complex products and services.