(1) In a network, a system for gathering current configuration information from all nodes in a LAN. (2) In software development, a system for keeping track of large projects. Although version control, ...

A file that contains data about a specific user, program, computer or file. Used for myriad reasons, configuration files are generally read at startup by the operating system as well as by ...

Developing easily configurable software is of paramount importance in today’s business environment. Software applications are no longer judged simply by the amount of business logic that they ...

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