startingconfiguration
nounUK /ˈstɑːtɪŋ kənˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃən/
US /ˈstɑrtɪŋ kənˌfɪɡjəˈreɪʃən/
The way things are set up when you begin.
The starting configuration of the game gives each player five cards.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The first arrangement of settings in a computer program.
The app saves its starting configuration so you can reset it later.
3. The original layout of pieces in a board game.
Chess always begins from the same starting configuration.
4. The first state of a system before any changes are made.
Engineers recorded the starting configuration before testing the machine.