reconfiguring

Changing the arrangement

Reconfiguring is rearranging the components or settings of something to work differently.

You might reconfigure a room by moving furniture, reconfigure software by changing its settings, or reconfigure a team by reassigning roles.

The word implies the thing already had a configuration that's being altered: We're reconfiguring the network to handle more traffic.

transformation

reshaping

Altering structure or form

reinventing · revamping · reimagining · reconstituting · reforming · reengineering · reconceptualizing · repurposing · retrofitting · converting

setup

reinstallation

Setting up again

rewiring · rearrangement · restructuring · reorganization · redeployment · rebuilding · remounting · reconnecting · reestablishing · infrastructure

programming

refactoring

Code improvement, same behavior

recompiling · patching · versioning · remapping · reindexing · rerouting · rewriting · updating · migrating · rebasing

adjusting

fine-tuning

Small precise optimization adjustments

modifying · tailoring · optimizing · realigning · rebalancing · correcting · customizing · regulating · trimming · refining

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Opposites
modification vs. preservation

reconfiguringpreserving

Protecting from deterioration

maintaining · keeping · retaining · conserving · leaving alone

reorganization vs. destruction

reconfiguringdestroying

Causing complete ruin

demolishing · obliterating · annihilating · breaking · dismantling

reconfiguration vs. initial configuration

reconfiguringconfiguring

Arranging system settings

setting up · initializing · establishing · installing · building

Family

figure, reconfigurability, disfigure, configuration, configure, transfigure, prefigure, reconfigure, figuration

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