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an arrangement of the parts of something or a group of things; the form or shape that this arrangement produces 布局；结构；构造；格局；形状 - configuration of something
The design is based on four configurations of squares. 该设计以四个正方形结构为基础。 There was a changing configuration of lights coming from the stadium. 体育场里传来不断变化的灯光配置。 - in a configuration
The stars seemed to appear in a different configuration. 这些星的排列方式好像变了。
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computing 计算机 the equipment and programs that form a computer system and the way that these are set up to run （计算机的）配置 Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software configurations. 性能会因您的硬件和软件配置而异。
Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting the relative position of celestial objects): from late Latin configuratio(n-), from Latin configurare ‘shape after a pattern’, from con- ‘together’ + figurare ‘to shape’.