reverse configure

verb

To determine an item's characteristics solely based on an identifier such as material number, catalog code, or part number.

Meanings

verbreverse configure (third-person singular simple present reverse configures, present participle reverse configuring, simple past and past participle reverse configured)

present singular third person reverse configures · participle present reverse configuring · participle past reverse configured · past reverse configured

  1. transitivecomputingTo determine an item's characteristics solely based on an identifier such as material number, catalog code, or part number.
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APA

reverse configure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20configure

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Chicago

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