configuration

noun
UK /kənˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃən/
US /kənˌfɪɡjəˈreɪʃən/

The way the parts of something are put together or set up.

The teacher changed the configuration of the desks so everyone could see the board.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The settings or options chosen for a computer program or device.

I saved my game configuration so I wouldn't have to set it up again.

3. The shape or outline of something.

The configuration of the clouds looked like a dragon.

4. The way atoms or parts are arranged in a molecule or object.

Scientists studied the configuration of the molecule.