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configure, v.|kənˈfɪgjʊə(r), -ˈfɪgə(r)|
[ad. L. configūrāre, to fashion after some pattern, f. con- together + figūrāre to shape: see figure v. Cf. F. configure-r (16th c. in Littré).]
1. trans. To fashion according to something else as a model; to conform in figure or fashion (to).
1382Wyclif Phil. iii. 10 Configurid, or made lyk, to his deeth [1582 Rhem. configured to his death]. 1526Pilgr. Perf. (1531) 104 b, Configured & conformed specyally to the ymage of y⊇ son of god. 1858Bushnell Serm. New Life 33 Man is spirit, a nature configured to God.
†2. To represent by a figure or image, to figure.
1630Lane Sqr.'s Tale 45 Thideal formes, configuringe All our sweet flowers, trees, fruites.
3. To fashion by combination and arrangement; to give an astrological configuration to; to put together in a certain form or figure.
1652Gaule Magastrom. 178 A witch works by a living dog, cat, mouse, rat, &c. But he [a magician] by a dead one, configured, constellated,..painted. 1677Hale Prim. Orig. Man. iii. vii. 287 Divulsa membra come together, and configured into a humane Shape. 1693Bentley Atheism iv. 8 Coming together..and so configuring themselves into Humane shape. 1795tr. Mercier's Fragm. II. 174, I could perceive that the globe was so configured as that, etc.
b. fig. To give a figure to; to shape.
1857–8Sears Athan. xii. 108 The resurrection..brings forth the inmost life, and configures it cleared of all deceptive appearances. 1881Morley Cobden I. 8 A..conception..by which the desire to learn was gradually directed and configured.
4. Computing. To choose or design a configuration for; to combine (a program or device) with other elements to perform a certain task or provide a certain capability.
[1965AFIPS Conf. Proc. XXVII. 201/2 It is necessary to reconfigure the system relatively easily.] 1966[see multitasking vbl. n. and a.]. 1978Sci. Amer. Feb. 29/2 (Advt.), The HP 1615 can be configured, through simple keyboard entries, as a 24-bit state analyzer. 1979Personal Computer World Nov. 48 The Challenger III series offers a variety of memory sizes, peripherals and software configured around the basic board. 1982What's New in Computing Nov. 6/3 The 2250 may be configured with up to four of these discs in any mix. 1985Pract. Computing May 87/2 A further problem with these programs..is that they cannot be configured to work in 40-column mode. |