| 释义 |
reconˈfigure, v. (Formerly at re- 5 a.)
[re- 5 a.]
trans. To configure again or differently; spec. in Computing, to adapt (a system) to a new task by altering its configuration. Also intr. for refl.
1964M. McLuhan Understanding Media ii. xxxi. 313 The viewer of the TV mosaic, with technical control of the image, unconsciously re-configures the dots into an abstract work of art. 1968Sci. News 15 June 570/2 The air traffic control and navigation complex..is essentially a hodgepodge of war surplus systems which have been reconfigured using modern components. 1974Sci. Amer. Aug. 15/2 (Advt.), And when you've finished the task, you can re-configure the system for a different task, or return the instrument and the calculator to normal bench use. 1984Sunday Times 4 Nov. 80/4 If an element fails, the device switches itself off and then on again, automatically reconfiguring to eliminate the bad part. 1985Personal Computer World Feb. 17 (Advt.), Crestmatt packages may be reconfigured to suit individual business needs.
Hence ˌreconfiguˈration n.
1969Word Study Apr. 5/2 A nonengineer might be satisfied with ‘Change the base drawing’, but since the engineer knows that the drawing is a configuration, any modification to it is naturally a reconfiguration. 1983Mini-Micro Syst. Feb. 106/2 One trend is to have increasingly sophisticated reconfiguration within the network control and management domain. |