Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
configure — con‧fig‧ure [kənˈfɪgə ǁ ˈfɪgjər] verb [transitive] COMPUTING to arrange something, especially computer equipment or software, so that it can work in a particular way: • Your machine has not been configured to run this application. * * * configure … Financial and business terms
Configure — Con*fig ure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Configured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Configuring}.] [L. configurare: cf. F. configurer. See {Configurate}.] To arrange or dispose in a certain form, figure, or shape. Bentley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
configure — late 14c., from L. configurare to fashion after a pattern, from con together (see COM (Cf. com )) + figurare to shape (see FIGURE (Cf. figure)) … Etymology dictionary
configure — ► VERB 1) arrange in a particular configuration. 2) arrange or order (a computer system) so as to fit it for a designated task. DERIVATIVES configurable adjective. ORIGIN Latin configurare shape after a pattern ; related to FIGURE(Cf. ↑figure) … English terms dictionary
configure — [kən fig′yər] vt. configured, configuring 1. to construct or arrange in a certain way 2. Comput. to arrange the CONFIGURATION (sense 4) of configurable adj … English World dictionary
Configure — Programmablaufplan von autoconf und automake, zwei Tools im GNU Build System Das GNU Build System, auch bekannt als Autotools, ist eine Sammlung von Tools für die Computerprogrammierung, die vom GNU Projekt entwickelt wurden. Diese Tools sind für … Deutsch Wikipedia
configure — [[t]kənfɪ̱gə(r), AM gjər[/t]] configures, configuring, configured VERB If you configure a piece of computer equipment, you set it up so that it is ready for use. [COMPUTING] [V n] How easy was it to configure the software? … English dictionary
configure — UK [kənˈfɪɡə(r)] / US [kənˈfɪɡjər] / US [kənˈfɪɡər] verb [transitive] Word forms configure : present tense I/you/we/they configure he/she/it configures present participle configuring past tense configured past participle configured computing to… … English dictionary
configure — verb set up for a particular purpose configure my new computer configure a plane for a combat mission • Derivationally related forms: ↑configuration • Hypernyms: ↑assemble, ↑piece, ↑put together, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
configure — verb Configure is used with these nouns as the object: ↑modem, ↑module, ↑printer … Collocations dictionary
