reconfiguration
- noun
- /ˌriːkənˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃən/
- After the merger, a major reconfiguration of the company's structure was necessary.
- spatial reconfiguration
- major reconfiguration
- reconfiguration of power
Libraries were in the process of reconfiguration and change.
- Libraries were in the process of reconfiguration and change.
Examples
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We are presently in the midst of a fundamental reconfiguration of higher learning in the United States.
Academic text (1993) -
The team is working on a reconfiguration of the office layout to improve collaboration.
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Accelerated work on the device, which required major reconfiguration, made it possible to meet the target date.
Academic text (1996) -
An extensive reconfiguration was performed to adapt the data to the appropriate form for input.
Academic text (1991) -
The inclusion of military aid alongside technical assistance represented a major reconfiguration of development policy under the Eisenhower administration.
Academic text (2013) -
All modules have screw terminal plug connectors that allow system expansion, reconfiguration, or repair without disturbing field wiring.
Academic text (2002) -
The Bannatyne model represents a reconfiguration of the WISC-R subtests into four categories: conceptual, spatial, sequencing, and acquired knowledge.
Academic text (1999) -
To enhance performance, the reconfiguration of the software system was completed before the launch.
Synonyms
Changing how a company or system is organized to make it work better
Major changes to how a company or group is set up
A change in the way parts of a group or system are arranged
A change in the order or position of things
A change in the order of people or things in a group
To put things in a different order
A change to plans or strategy to make them work better
Changing something so it becomes better or works differently
Changing the order of things to make a process work better
Arranging things in a clear order so they are easier to find
An act of putting things in a new order to change where they are
Putting things back in the correct order
Antonyms
How Extensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
reconfiguration = reconfigure (transparent) = re + configure + ation
This is a regular noun formation from the verb 'reconfigure', meaning the act or process of doing it.
Etymology
Reconfiguration begins with re- meaning 'again' and comes from configure, which is related to figure meaning 'shape' or 'form'. So, reconfiguration is the act of 'shaping or arranging again', which is why it means arranging something in a new or different way.