/ kənˈfɪgə(r); NAmE -ˈfɪgjər/ verb
[ vn ] [ usually passive ] ( technical ) to arrange sth in a particular way, especially computer equipment; to make equipment or software work in the way that the user prefers
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the Latin sense): from Latin configurare shape after a pattern, from con- together + figurare to shape (from figura shape or figure).