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 overarching theme is that technology breakthroughs, labor and skill shortages, and climate change have made disruption permanent, forcing an ongoing reconfiguration of global trade. —Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

Here, too, DaCosta’s reconfiguration of Ibsen, by making Hedda Gabler’s former lover (and her husband’s main professional rival) a woman, and by greatly expanding that role, offers Nina Hoss a showcase for intellectual passion and romantic frenzy. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026

The result has been a gradual reconfiguration. —Jane Sadowsky, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026

Not a reconfiguration of the two-back tandem of Rico Dowdle and Chuba Hubbard, but a new wrinkle with some fresh legs to account for the quality of production (or lack thereof) on the ground. —Mike Kaye updated January 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 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