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configuration

noun
 
🔊/kənˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃn/
🔊/kənˌfɪɡjəˈreɪʃn/
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  1.  
    (formal or specialist) an arrangement of the parts of something or a group of things; the form or shape that this arrangement produces布局；结构；构造；格局；形状
    • configuration of something The design is based on four configurations of squares.该设计以四个正方形结构为基础。
    • There was a changing configuration of lights coming from the stadium.体育场的灯光配置发生了变化。
    • in a configuration The stars seemed to appear in a different configuration.这些星的排列方式好像变了。
  2. (computing计算机) the equipment and programs that form a computer system and the way that these are set up to run（计算机的）配置
    • Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software configurations.性能会因您的硬件和软件配置而异。
    Topics Computersc2
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting the relative position of celestial objects): from late Latin configuratio(n-), from Latin configurare ‘shape after a pattern’, from con- ‘together’ + figurare ‘to shape’.