Dictionary

configurable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /kənˈfɪ.ɡə.ɹə.bəl/

Etymology

Etymology tree English configure Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English configurable From configure + -able.

Meanings

1. Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
   • Configurable in sixty-four possible variations, the Honda Element is, hands-down, the jigsaw puzzle of transportation. 2006 November 30, Alyssa Gruen, “New car models as versatile as a pair of blue jeans”, in Daily Orange, retrieved 02 Nov 2010:
   • CA's other offering, the Basic Desk, is configurable from a minimum single-terminal, dual-floppy disk system to a four-terminal version supporting multiple floppy and 10M-byte disks. 1978 May 29, “Computer Automation, Inc.”, in Computer World, retrieved 02 Nov 2010:

Forms

Deriveds

nonconfigurable · unconfigurable · configurably

Translations (6)

ru конфигурируемый (capable of being configured) · es configurable (capable of being configured) · fi muunneltava (capable of being configured) · ro configurabil (capable of being configured) · de konfigurierbar (capable of being configured) · hu testre szabható (capable of being configured)