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configure

[kuhn-fig-yer] / kənˈfɪg jər /


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"Thanks to this work, we're able to be way ahead of airflow issues, predict what will happen, and configure ventilation controls in the right manner."

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

Losing your device or access to it entirely can also make it tricky to configure passkeys.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

You can configure the VPN to automatically connect whenever you’re online or have the app ask you whether or not to connect.

From Salon Mar. 21, 2026

The archbishop was free to configure it as a workplace, to choose its decorative furnishings and its degree of illumination.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

Guys like Dr. Strayer were hired to figure out how to configure networks and displays so that the information was useful and life- preserving—not overwhelming and deadly.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

GoBubble is a company that configures AI software to act as a filter to stop discriminatory comments from being seen by a social media user.

From Washington Times Jun. 6, 2023

Aviation experts said the storm had a disproportionate impact on Southwest because the company configures its network in a very different way than other large airlines, like American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, do.

From New York Times Dec. 27, 2022

Ryanair configures its MAX 8-200s with 197 seats.

From Seattle Times Dec. 7, 2021

Noe installs and configures software on home computers.

From Textbooks Apr. 22, 2020

But qua becoming, and irrespective of all special aspects with which it historically configures itself, the spirit has already a content of its own, which cannot be absent from any of its historical configurations.

From The Reform of Education by Giovanni Gentile

High Park Farm also looms large in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Exhibit, with a whole section configured to look like the inside of their farmhouse: wood paneling, quaint lighting, faux windows.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

Qantas said it would take delivery of 12 aircraft in total, each configured with 238 seats across four cabins.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

“Then those adjustments would be brought back to the product team and configured so that every customer could benefit from that innovation in the field.”

From MarketWatch Apr. 4, 2026

The theater itself is expected to undergo upgrades to its stage, sound and lighting systems, allowing it to be configured more specifically around the show.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

The incentives of the real-estate business, as currently configured, plainly encourage some agents to act against the best interests of their customers.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Shohei Ohtani returned to Dodgers camp Monday morning, and Roberts plans to have a conversation with him soon about configuring his throwing plan leading up to regular season play.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 16, 2026

“We tried configuring an off-the-shelf tool for our cycle. Too many fields we don’t need, missing the ones we do…So I just built what we needed. Took a night and a morning,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 4, 2026

If the thought of configuring a VPN makes you break out in a cold sweat, this one’s for you.

From Salon Feb. 11, 2026

The team's chief innovation is configuring their "neutral atom array" to be able to dynamically change its layout by moving and connecting atoms -- this is called "entangling" in physics parlance -- mid-computation.

From Science Daily Oct. 12, 2023

A user "enables" a category in a filtering program by configuring the program to block all of the Web pages listed in that category.

From Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Ruling by United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Pennsylvania




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