The air traffic control and navigation complex which exists today is essentially a hodgepodge of war surplus systems which have been reconfigured using modern components (Science News).
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con|fig|ure — «kuhn FIHG yuhr», transitive verb, ured, ur|ing. to make or arrange in a certain form: »For some reason, I ve always thought of Queen Elizabeth I as being configured along the lines of Edith Sitwell (New Yorker) … Useful english dictionary
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fig — cap·ri·fig; con·fig·u·ral; con·fig·u·rate; con·fig·u·ra·tion·al; con·fig·u·ra·tion·ism; dis·fig·ure·ment; dis·fig·ur·er; dis·fig·ur·ing·ly; ef·fig·ial; ef·fig·i·ate; fig; fig·ging; fig·gy; fig·ment; Fig; fig·ur·able; fig·ur·al; fig·u·rant;… … English syllables
configure — con|fig|ure [kənˈfıgə US gjər] v [T] technical [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: configurare to form from , from com ( COM ) + figurare to form ] to arrange something, especially computer equipment, so that it works with other equipment … Dictionary of contemporary English
configure — con|fig|ure [ kən fıgjər, kən fıgər ] verb transitive TECHNICAL to arrange the parts of something, especially the software of a computer, so that it works in the way you want it to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
configure — con•fig•ure [[t]kənˈfɪg yər[/t]] v. t. ured, ur•ing 1) cvb to put together or arrange the parts of in a specific way or for a specific purpose; form into a configuration 2) cmp to put (a computer system) together by supplying a specific computer… … From formal English to slang
Configure — Con*fig ure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Configured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Configuring}.] [L. configurare: cf. F. configurer. See {Configurate}.] To arrange or dispose in a certain form, figure, or shape. Bentley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Configured — Configure Con*fig ure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Configured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Configuring}.] [L. configurare: cf. F. configurer. See {Configurate}.] To arrange or dispose in a certain form, figure, or shape. Bentley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Configuring — Configure Con*fig ure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Configured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Configuring}.] [L. configurare: cf. F. configurer. See {Configurate}.] To arrange or dispose in a certain form, figure, or shape. Bentley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
