SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
configuration
noun
The arrangement of parts within a whole.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Arrangement of parts
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Usage distinction
Return to topLayout stresses spatial placement; configuration also covers the relationships among elements.
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See configuration in use
A new seating configuration improved the view from the back row.
The exhibition gained cohesion when Selim arranged the objects around the purposes their writing served rather than around their materials. That configuration placed an engraved trophy near congratulatory cards and a carefully preserved letter of thanks.
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