To arrange or organize something again in a different way, especially computer settings or the structure of a system.
From 're-' (again) + 'configure,' itself from Latin 'con-' (together) + 'figura' (shape). The prefix 're-' creates the meaning of doing the action over with a different arrangement.
Computer scientists use this word constantly because software and hardware need to be rearranged as circumstances change—it's like rearranging furniture in a room, except the room is your entire digital life.
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