Noun : A common microcomputer configuration consists of a computer, two disk drives, a monitor, and a printer.    From Dictionary.com. 

The configurational entropy of the entire human genome is tiny, on the order of attoJoules per Kelvin.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Write an Antievolution Article - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

It's a schematic category within the schematic system of configurational structure, if I'm getting Talmy's terminology right.    From Wordnik.com.  [languagehat.com: PLEXITY.] Reference

As is the practice in C-semiology, it takes geometry in its configurational sense and makes its productive use in mind modeling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-10-01] Reference

From her “realist” perspective, Goldfrank questioned the validity of the configurational approach and emphasized disharmony in Pueblo society.    From Wordnik.com.  [Esther Schiff Goldfrank.] Reference

And BoingBoing reader Jim says, "While not quite as radical as the Kaneda bike from AKIRA, Suzuki's G-Strider does bear some configurational resemblance.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing: April 4, 2004 - April 10, 2004 Archives] Reference

Both the way non-configurational quantum observables are treated in Bohmian mechanics, and some of the difficulties caused by the naive realism about operators mentioned above, can be illustrated nicely with the case of spin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bohmian Mechanics] Reference

The configurational entropy of the human genome is minuscule, and if I had to define it, I would have to count the number of possible DNA base permutations of the human genome (easy) vs. all the permutations that leave a human essentially unchanged (hard).    From Wordnik.com.  [Sewell's Thermodynamic Failure - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

That may well operate via quantum weirdness as well, at least per the Penrose-Hameroff Orch-OR model of consciousness – where tubulin dimers in the microtubules of centrioles and cytoskeleton perform quantum computational information processing by configurational state-switching.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coordinated Evolution] Reference

What is the meaning of a configurational balance law?.    From Wordnik.com.  [iMechanica - Comments] Reference

He asked if a configurational force on a disclination can be a.    From Wordnik.com.  [iMechanica - Comments] Reference

These configurational errors and related problems are addressed in this section.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

In the literature, you would see things like "balance of configurational linear momentum".    From Wordnik.com.  [iMechanica - Comments] Reference

The configurational entropy work of both selecting and coding is the fortuitous product of chance.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

He also discusses other possible uses for a database in a project, for example as a repository for configurational or logging data.    From Wordnik.com.  [GeekLikeMe.net] Reference

You can choice which keyword search and show on the main page, and it grab all the videos from youtube instantly, simply modifing a configurational file.    From Wordnik.com.  [Digital Point Forums] Reference

One line of argument is to "pull-back" balance of linear momentum to the reference configuration and then call it "balance of configurational linear momentum".    From Wordnik.com.  [iMechanica - Comments] Reference

His research interests consider the development and understanding of molecular simulation methods, particularly as they pertain to free-energy calculations and configurational integrals in general.    From Wordnik.com.  [Media Newswire] Reference

By dealing with a simple 1-D finite-element problem, this paper provides a clear and easy-to-understand explanation of the concept of configurational forces and investigates its role in mesh optimization.    From Wordnik.com.  [iMechanica - Comments] Reference

In the paper you mention, Eshelby shows that if a defect moves in the reference configuration there will be a change in energy and the thermodynamic force conjugate to defect motion is, according to Eshelby, a "defect force" (or a configurational or material force).    From Wordnik.com.  [iMechanica - Comments] Reference

Our finding that a lack of adult-generated granule cells specifically results in the animal's inability to precisely locate a hidden goal is also in accordance with a specialized role of the dentate gyrus in generating a metric rather than just a configurational map of the environment.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

If this is a little confusing to visualize, we found this article by Braun (recommended article 1) listed below very helpful: it offers a simple one-dimensional example where the configurational forces and their application in mesh optimization can be followed in detail and explicitly in closed-form.    From Wordnik.com.  [iMechanica - Comments] Reference

Thus, both articles 2 and 3 employ a staggered scheme (conjugate gradient and Newton, respectively), for the minimization: first, the configurational forces are computed from equilibrated displacement fields, then the material nodes are shifted to satisfy the configurational force balance, and lastly a new mechanical equilibrium is found for the new material nodal positions.    From Wordnik.com.  [iMechanica - Comments] Reference

· configurational port, delay time, packet size and compression rate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Softpedia - Windows - All] Reference

There are two types of tasks: the operational task and the configurational task.    From Wordnik.com.  [BlogJava-首页技术区] Reference

· configurational speed (a friendly feature to all busy intranet) · preview of action on items.    From Wordnik.com.  [Softpedia - Windows - All] Reference

But even comparing the genome of a human with the conjectured genome of a reptilian ancestor, it’s not at all clear the configurational entropy of our genome is lower.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sewell's Thermodynamic Failure - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Declarative configurational style.    From Wordnik.com.  [Planet Python] Reference

· configurational select/ignore/delete file type.    From Wordnik.com.  [Softpedia - Windows - All] Reference

· configurational multiple tasks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Softpedia - Windows - All] Reference