configurations
Ways things connect
Configurations are particular arrangements of parts or elements.
A configuration determines how something is set up—the configuration of furniture in a room, the configuration of stars in a constellation, the configuration of a computer system.
In technical contexts, configurations specify settings that control how software or hardware behaves: Check your network configuration.
The word emphasizes that the arrangement is one of many possibilities.
Process of putting in
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- initializationPreparing system for operation
- provisioningSupplying resources in advance
- implementationPutting plans into effect
calibration · tuning · optimization · activation · programming · bootstrapping · startup · preparation
Spatial arrangement of elements
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- distributionAllocation across recipients
sequence · order · array · composition · positioning · disposition · spatial · geometric
Favored options among alternatives
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- parametersDefined boundaries or constraints
- adjustmentsChanges to improve fit
- customizationModification to individual preference
controls · defaults · profiles · toggles · menu · interface · user-defined · personalization
installation
Process of putting in
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- initializationPreparing system for operation
- provisioningSupplying resources in advance
implementation · calibration · tuning · optimization · activation · programming · bootstrapping · startup · preparation · system
layout
Spatial arrangement of elements
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- placementPutting somewhere specific
distribution · sequence · order · array · composition · positioning · disposition · spatial · geometric · assemblage
preferences
Favored options among alternatives
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- parametersDefined boundaries or constraints
- adjustmentsChanges to improve fit
customization · controls · defaults · profiles · toggles · menu · interface · user-defined · personalization · accessibility
architecture
Building design discipline
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- topologyStudy of spatial arrangement
- schemaOrganized representational structure
hierarchy · infrastructure · matrix · grid · skeleton · model · blueprint · schematic · modular · scalable
prototype
First functional specimen
- specificationDetailed technical requirement
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- conceptualOf or relating to ideas
aesthetic · ergonomic · styling · variant · iteration · mockup · wireframe · template · modelling · customizable
configurationschaos
Complete disorder and confusion
disorder · disarray · randomness · jumble · disorganization
configurationsdefaults
Preset options or failures
default settings · factory settings · blank slate · out-of-the-box
configurationsflux
Continuous change or flow
instability · fluctuations · variability · impermanence · transience
- R/S configurationChirality naming convention
- system configurationOperational parameters and arrangement