misconfiguration
|mis-con-fig-u-ra-tion|
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/ˌmɪs.kən.fɪɡ.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
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/ˌmɪs.kən.fɪɡ.jʊəˈreɪ.ʃən/
wrong setup
Etymology
'misconfiguration' originates from English, specifically formed by the prefix 'mis-' (meaning 'wrong' or 'badly') + 'configuration' (from Latin roots), where 'mis-' meant 'wrongly' and 'configuration' relates to 'arrangement or setting'.
'mis-' comes from Old English 'mis-' and the element 'configuration' derives from Latin 'configuratio' via Old French and Middle English; these parts combined in modern English to form 'misconfiguration'.
Initially the root 'configuration' meant 'the act of forming or arranging'; with the prefix 'mis-' it evolved to mean 'a wrong arrangement or setting', and now 'misconfiguration' refers specifically to incorrect settings that cause malfunction.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
an incorrect or inappropriate configuration (settings or arrangement) of a system, device, application, or network that causes it to behave improperly or fail.
The outage was traced to a misconfiguration in the router.
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Verb 1
related verb form: to configure (a system, device, or application) incorrectly (often expressed as 'misconfigure').
Many security incidents are caused not by attacks but by misconfiguration.
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Adjective 1
related adjective form: configured incorrectly (expressed as 'misconfigured').
A misconfigured server can expose sensitive data.
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Last updated: 2025/09/01 18:54