Literary notes about Configuration (AI summary)
The term "configuration" in literature is remarkably versatile, often evoking the spatial, structural, or systematic arrangement of elements. In narrative and descriptive works, it is used to denote the physical structure of landscapes, objects, and bodies—for instance, detailing the earth’s surface or the shape of a ship, as seen in discussions of natural formations [1, 2, 3]. In more technical or modern contexts, the word transitions to represent the setup of devices, computer files, or systems, underscoring its utility in both concrete and abstract descriptions [4, 5]. Its broad application allows writers to merge observational precision with creative imagery, thereby enriching the reader’s understanding of both tangible and metaphorical structures.
- I content myself with pointing out how excellently it accounts for certain peculiarities of the earth’s surface configuration.
— from Pleasant Ways in Science by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor - The scene of the landing was, in configuration, like an amphitheatre with the beach as a stage.
— from The Irish at the Front by Michael MacDonagh - The Casterbridge doctors must have pined away for want of sufficient nourishment but for the configuration of the landscape on the north-eastern side.
— from The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy - A configuration file is defined as any file you might have edited in order to customize the program for your system or your preferences.
— from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain - This means you're creating a configuration file, /etc/wvdial.conf .
— from Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott
