different between configuration vs framework

English

Etymology

From Middle French configuration, from Latin c?nfig?r?ti?.Morphologically configure +? -ation

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k?n?f??.??re?.??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k?n?f??.j??re?.??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

configuration (countable and uncountable, plural configurations)

1. Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
2. Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
3. The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
4. (physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
5. (algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.

Synonyms

• (form): constitution; see also Thesaurus:composition

Related terms

• configure
• configurator

Coordinate terms

• (chemistry): conformation

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Noun

configuration f (plural configurations)

1. configuration

Related terms

• configurer

Further reading

• “configuration” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From frame +? -work.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f?e?m.w??k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?f?e?m.w?k/

Noun

framework (plural frameworks)

1. (literally) A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
2. (literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
3. (figuratively) The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
4. (figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.

   These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.

5. (software engineering) A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.

   Hyponyms: architectural framework, entity framework, software framework

6. (literally) The identification and categorisation of processes or steps that constitute a complex task or mindset in order to render explicit the tacit and implicit.

Derived terms

• framework agreement

Translations

Further reading

• framework on Wikipedia.Wikipedia