- the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
- external form, as resulting from this; conformation.
- Astronomy.
- the relative position or aspect of heavenly bodies.
- a group of stars.
- an atomic spatial arrangement that is fixed by the chemical bonding in a molecule and that cannot be altered without breaking bonds (contrasted with conformation).
- Computers.
- the way a computer or computer system is put together; a specific set and arrangement of internal and external components, including hardware, software, and devices.
- the way a software program or device is set up for a particular computer, computer system, or task; the specific settings for a program or device: configuration of your email program to work with your new ISP.
- the arrangement of the parts of something
- the external form or outline achieved by such an arrangement
- physics chem
- the shape of a molecule as determined by the arrangement of its atoms
- the structure of an atom or molecule as determined by the arrangement of its electrons and nucleons
- the unit or pattern in perception studied by Gestalt psychologists
- the particular choice of hardware items and their interconnection that make up a particular computer system
