reconfiguration

noun

re·​con·​fig·​u·​ra·​tion (ˌ)rē-kən-ˌfi-gyə-ˈrā-shən 

plural reconfigurations

: a new or different relative arrangement of parts or elements : the rearrangement of a previous configuration

But a $132 million reconfiguration of the yard began in 2015 and was scheduled to be completed this spring, a project that includes the new bypass around the yard for freight and passenger trains.

—Robert Zullo

… but an upcoming roadway reconfiguration project proposes to improve traffic flow by creating a four-way intersection with signal lights and turning lanes.

—Ed Baker

Examples of reconfiguration in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The reconfiguration uses no physical barriers between the bike lane and travel lanes, and lane widths won’t meaningfully change. —Ian Hembree, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026

Attempts at regime change by air typically lead to reconfigurations of essentially the same regime, or to even more nationalist or unpredictable governments, Pape said. —Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026

Equally unlikely, for better or worse, seems to be another reconfiguration on defense. —Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026

In 2025, the company expanded that effort with a broader network reconfiguration. —Christopher Harris, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconfiguration

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization