config
Setup parameter file
Config is shorthand for configuration—the settings that determine how software, hardware, or systems behave.
A config file stores these preferences: I had to edit the config to change the default port.
Tech workers use it freely as noun or adjective: config options, server config, check the config.
Defined boundaries or constraints
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- preferencesFavored options among alternatives
- defaultsPreset options or failures
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
properties · variables · flags · toggles · switches · attributes · entries · keys
Minor adjustment
- modifyChange partially
- adjustChange to fit better
- tailorClothing alteration professional
- fine-tuneAdjust for optimal performance
personalize · calibrate · optimize · adapt · refine · edit · override · extend
Data serialization standard
Process of putting in
- initializationPreparing system for operation
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- provisioningSupplying resources in advance
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
preparation · implementation · bootstrap · wizard · onboarding · migration · import · export
parameters
Defined boundaries or constraints
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- preferencesFavored options among alternatives
- defaultsPreset options or failures
values · properties · variables · flags · toggles · switches · attributes · entries · keys · fields
tweak
Minor adjustment
fine-tune · personalize · calibrate · optimize · adapt · refine · edit · override · extend · theme
YAML
Data serialization standard
- JSONLightweight data interchange format
- XMLStructured data markup language
- schemaOrganized representational structure
parser · syntax · template · manifest · profile · script · readme
installation
Process of putting in
- initializationPreparing system for operation
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- provisioningSupplying resources in advance
arrangement · preparation · implementation · bootstrap · wizard · onboarding · migration · import · export · backup
- customizationcustomize, customizing, personalize, personalizing, custom
- codefunction, source code, variable, array, class
- parametersargument, help, verbose, version, parameter
- system administrationsysadmin, root access, superuser, sudo, permissions
- System Pathsbin, boot, dev, etc, home
- DevOpsdeployment, pipeline, rollout, containers, automation
configcode
Symbolic communication system
source code · logic · implementation · executable · script
- R/S configurationChirality naming convention
- system configurationOperational parameters and arrangement
- config fileStored program parameters
configuration, configure, reconfigure, configured, configuring, reconfiguration, configurations, reconfigured, preconfigured