"configurable" meaning in English

See configurable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kənˈfɪ.ɡə.ɹə.bəl/ Forms: more configurable [comparative], most configurable [superlative]
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  1. Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment. Derived forms: configurably, nonconfigurable, unconfigurable Translations (capable of being configured): muunneltava (Finnish), konfigurierbar (German), testre szabható (Hungarian), configurabil (Romanian), конфигурируемый (konfigurirujemyj) (Russian), configurable (Spanish)
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