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config

/ˌkənˈfɪɡ/

config noun: configuration.

Noun

config (plural configs)

  1. (informal) Configuration.

Verb

config (third-person singular simple present configs, present participle configing, simple past and past participle configed)

  1. (informal, transitive) To configure.

Forms of config

Noun
pluralconfigs
Verb
third-person singular presentconfigs
present participleconfiging
past participleconfiged
pastconfiged

Origin of config

Shortening.

Words that rhyme with config

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Questions about config

What does config mean?
Config means configuration.
What part of speech is config?
Config can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce config?
Config is pronounced /ˌkənˈfɪɡ/ (US).
What is the plural of config?
The plural of config is configs.

Words near config in the dictionary

  1. confideth
  2. confiding
  3. confidingly
  4. confidingness
  5. confidings
  6. config
  7. configed
  8. configing
  9. configs
  10. configurability
  11. configurable

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