Configured

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The process of establishing a specific arrangement or setup for elements involves the ability to modify and optimize their functionalities for efficient performance
2. It refers to the action of designing and organizing components in a way that ensures they work cohesively within a defined system
3. The action of arranging and setting up parts in a particular way allows them to function together effectively in a designated environment

Etymology: "Configured" is the past tense and past participle of "configure," so its history belongs to that verb. "Configure" comes from Old French "configurer," which passed the word along from Latin "configurare." The Latin verb is built from "con-," meaning "together," and "figurare," meaning "to shape or form," so at root it means to shape things together into a single form. The sense of arranging parts into a working whole is a later extension of that physical idea of shaping. Latin "figurare" gave English words like "figure" and "figurative," and the "together" prefix explains why "configure" carries the notion of parts fitted into one arrangement. Today the word is most often used of computer hardware and software, where settings are arranged so that components function as a system.

Synonyms: set up, arranged

Antonyms: disarranged