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configuration

noun
 
 
/kənˌfɪɡ.əˈreɪ.ʃən/

Definition

[C] formal or specialized the particular arrangement or pattern of a group of related thingsClassifying and creating order [C or U] the way in which all the equipment that makes up a computer system is set to operateComputer concepts
(Definition of configuration noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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