configuration

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

con·fig·u·ra·tion (kən-fĭg'yə-rāʹshən)n.
1.
a. Arrangement of parts or elements.
b. The form, as of a figure, determined by the arrangement of its parts or elements. See Synonyms at form.
2. Psychology. Gestalt.
3. Chemistry. The structural arrangement of atoms in a compound or molecule.
4. Computer Science.
a. The way in which a computer system is set up:
changed the configuration by resetting the parameters.
b. The set of constituent components, such as memory, a hard disk, a monitor, and an operating system, that make up a computer system.
c. The way that the components of a computer network are connected. con·fig'u·raʹtion·al·ly adv.con·figʹu·ra'tive or con·fig'u·raʹtion·al adj.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  shape, form, contour, conformation, constellation