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configure

[ kuhn-fig-yer ]

verb (used with object)

configured, configuring.
  1. to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose:

    The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.

  2. Computers.
    1. to put together (a computer or computer system) by supplying, arranging, or connecting a specific set of internal or external components:

      My next laptop will be configured for gaming with a fast processor and lots of memory.

    2. to set up (a software program or device) for a particular computer, computer system, or task:

      to configure the printer for a wireless network.



configure

/ ˌəˈɪɡə /

verb

  1. to arrange or organize
  2. computing to set up (a piece of hardware or software) as required
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • Dz·ھu·· adjective
  • cDz·ھu verb (used with object) preconfigured preconfiguring
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Word History and Origins

Origin of configure1

Back formation from configuration
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Under the Codes, algorithms must also be configured to filter out harmful content from children's feeds and recommendations.

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Depending on how Slot chooses to configure the full-back roles this summer, with a potential replacement for Robertson also needed, there are a few players worth considering for Liverpool.

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They know members’ names and body analysis data, and they’ve configured personalized workout programs customized to their goals and fitness abilities.

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But the shape they drew with the software somehow disappeared after they configured the alert, and the system defaulted to sending it out countywide.

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MSPs were told non-corporate messaging apps will be removed from devices, and the "technical environment" configured, so that they cannot be used on government devices.

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