Configuration or configurations may refer to:
Computing
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Computer configuration
In communications or computer systems, a configuration of a system refers to the arrangement of each of its functional units, according to their nature, number and chief characteristics. Often, configuration pertains to the choice of hardware, ...
or system configuration
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Configuration file
A configuration file, a.k.a. config file, is a computer file, file that stores computer data, data used to configure a software system such as an application software, application, a server (computing), server or an operating system.
Some applic ...
, a software file used to configure the initial settings for a computer program
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Configurator
Configurators, also known as choice boards, design systems, toolkits, or co-design platforms, are responsible for guiding the user through the configuration process. Different variations are represented, visualized, assessed and priced which sta ...
, also known as choice board, design system, or co-design platform, used in product design to capture customers' specifications
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Configure script ("./configure" in Unix), the output of Autotools; used to detect system configuration
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CONFIG.SYS, the primary configuration file for DOS and OS/2 operating systems
Mathematics
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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 ...
, a finite set of points and lines with certain properties
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Configuration (polytope) In geometry, H. S. M. Coxeter called a regular polytope a special kind of configuration.
Other configurations in geometry are something different. These ''polytope configurations'' may be more accurately called incidence matrices, where like ele ...
, special kind of configuration for regular polytopes
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Configuration space (mathematics)
In mathematics, a configuration space is a construction closely related to state spaces or phase spaces in physics. In physics, these are used to describe the state of a whole system as a single point in a high-dimensional space. In mathematics, ...
, a space representing assignments of points to non-overlapping positions on a
topological space
In mathematics, a topological space is, roughly speaking, a Geometry, geometrical space in which Closeness (mathematics), closeness is defined but cannot necessarily be measured by a numeric Distance (mathematics), distance. More specifically, a to ...
Physics
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Configuration space (physics)
In classical mechanics, the parameters that define the configuration of a system are called '' generalized coordinates,'' and the space defined by these coordinates is called the configuration space of the physical system. It is often the case t ...
, in classical mechanics, the vector space formed by the parameters of a system
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Electron configuration
In atomic physics and quantum chemistry, the electron configuration is the distribution of electrons of an atom or molecule (or other physical structure) in atomic or molecular orbitals. For example, the electron configuration of the neon ato ...
, the distribution of electrons of an atom or molecule
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Molecular configuration The molecular 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. Th ...
, the permanent geometry that results from the spatial arrangement of molecular bonds
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Configuron A configuron is an elementary configurational excitation in an amorphous material which involves breaking of a chemical bond. Coined by scientists C.A. Angell and K.J. Rao, this concept often involves the breaking and reforming of a chemical bond. ...
, a
quasiparticle
In condensed matter physics, a quasiparticle is a concept used to describe a collective behavior of a group of particles that can be treated as if they were a single particle. Formally, quasiparticles and collective excitations are closely relate ...
History
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Historical configuration of the province of Granada
The current configuration of the province of Granada is the result of a long process of territorial organization that reached its culmination in 1833, by means of the decree of provincialization promulgated by Javier de Burgos, Ministry of Dev ...
Other uses
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Configuration (locomotive parts)
In rail transport, a wheel arrangement or wheel configuration is a system of classifying the way in which wheels are distributed under a locomotive. Several notations exist to describe the wheel assemblies of a locomotive by type, position, and c ...
, denoting the number of leading, driving, and trailing axles on a locomotive
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Configuration management
Configuration management (CM) is a management process for establishing and maintaining consistency of a product's performance, functional, and physical attributes with its requirements, design, and operational information throughout its life. ...
, a systems engineering quality control process
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Configurational analysis In cultural and social studies, configurations are patterns of behaviour, movement (→movement culture) and thinking, which research observes when analysing different cultures and/ or historical changes. The term “configurations” is mostly used ...
, a method of studying human behaviour.
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Configurations (journal), an academic journal established in 1993 by the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts
See also
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