Configurable
[kuh n-fig-yer] /kənˈfɪg yər/
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.
/ˌkənˈfɪɡə/
verb (transitive)
1.
to arrange or organize
2.
(computing) to set up (a piece of hardware or software) as required
adjective
of software, written to permit modification by users; able to be modified or arranged differently
Usage Note
computing
v.
late 14c., from Latin configurare “to fashion after a pattern,” from con- “together” (see com-) + figurare “to form, shape,” from figura “a shape, form, figure” (see figure (n.)).
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