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, soft ...
or system configuration
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Configuration file
In computing, configuration files (commonly known simply as config files) are computer file, files used to configure the Parameter (computer programming), parameters and Initialization (programming), initial settings for some computer programs. T ...
, 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 star ...
, 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
A configure script is an executable script designed to aid in developing a program to be run on a wide number of different computers. It matches the libraries on the user's computer, with those required by the program before compiling it from its ...
("./configure" in Unix), the output of Autotools; used to detect system configuration
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CONFIG.SYS
CONFIG.SYS is the primary configuration file for the DOS and OS/2 operating systems. It is a special ASCII text file that contains user-accessible setup or configuration directives evaluated by the operating system's DOS BIOS (typically residing ...
, 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 geometrical space in which closeness is defined but cannot necessarily be measured by a numeric distance. More specifically, a topological space is a set whose elements are called points ...
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 atom ...
, 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. ...
, the permanent geometry that results from the spatial arrangement of molecular bonds
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Configuron, a
quasiparticle
In physics, quasiparticles and collective excitations are closely related emergent phenomena arising when a microscopically complicated system such as a solid behaves as if it contained different weakly interacting particles in vacuum.
For exam ...
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 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. The CM proc ...
, 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)
''Configurations'' is an academic journal established in 1993 and the official publication of the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts. It covers the study of discourse in science, technology, and medicine and investigates the relationshi ...
, an academic journal established in 1993 by the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts
See also
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