configuration

1. In a communications or computer system, an arrangement of functional units according to their nature, number, and chief characteristics. Note 1: Configuration pertains to hardware, software, firmware, and documentation. Note 2: The configuration will affect system performance.
2. Selection of one of the sets of possible combinations of features of a system[FC Ver
1. 0 Dec 1992].
3. The selection of one of the sets of possible combinations of features of a Target of Evaluation [ITSEC].