preconfigure

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US/pɹiːkənˈfɪɡ(j)ɚ/UK/pɹiːkənˈfɪɡ(j)ə/

verb

To set up or arrange something in advance so that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking.

OriginEnglish configure ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

verbpreconfigure (third-person singular simple present preconfigures, present participle preconfiguring, simple past and past participle preconfigured)

present singular third person preconfigures · participle present preconfiguring · participle past preconfigured · past preconfigured

  1. transitiveTo set up or arrange something in advance so that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking.
  2. transitivecomputingTo set up or configure a software system or hardware device with standard settings before selling or implementing it.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishconfigure
  10. Englishpreconfigure

From pre- + configure.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with preconfigure

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Cite this entry
APA

preconfigure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preconfigure

MLA

“preconfigure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preconfigure. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preconfigure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preconfigure.

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