Configuration
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The term configuration has several meanings.

In computing it may refer to:
  • Computer configuration
    Computer configuration
    In 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 Unix
    Unix
    Unix 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 file
    Configuration file
    In 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 configuration
    Electron configuration
    In 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 space
    Configuration 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 configuration
    Molecular configuration
    The 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 management
    Configuration management
    Configuration 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 Studies
    Historical Behaviour Studies
    Historical 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.SYS
    CONFIG.SYS
    CONFIG.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 Configuration
    Knowledge-based Configuration
    Knowledge-based configuration has a long history as an Artificial Intelligence application area, see, e.g.,,,,,,,...

    , intelligent techniques for complex products and services.
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