CONFIGURED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does configured mean? 

• CONFIGURED (adjective)
  The adjective CONFIGURED has 1 sense:

1. organized so as to give configuration to

  Familiarity information: CONFIGURED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONFIGURED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Organized so as to give configuration to

Context example:

a magnet is surrounded by a configured field

Similar:

organized (formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale)

 Context examples 

Camptothecin readily undergoes hydrolysis at physiological pH, changing its conformation from the active, S-configured lactone structure to an inactive carboxylate form.

(Camptothecin-20(S)-O-Propionate Hydrate, NCI Thesaurus)

A device that malfunctions because it was incorrectly installed, set-up, or configured (e.g., misconfiguration of an automatic defibrillator to semi-automatic leading to failure)

(Device Installation Problem Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)

The ester chain in the vicinity of the S-configured lactone moiety, a key determinant for the chemotherapeutic efficacy of the camptothecins, inhibits protein binding, rendering this agent resistant to hydrolysis and prolonging its half-life.

(Camptothecin-20(S)-O-Propionate Hydrate, NCI Thesaurus)