autoconfigurationn.
/ˌɔːtə(ʊ)kənfɪɡəˈreɪʃn/, /ˌɔːtə(ʊ)kənfɪɡjᵿˈreɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌɔdəkənfɪɡ(j)əˈreɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌɔdoʊkənfɪɡ(j)əˈreɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌɑdəkənfɪɡ(j)əˈreɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌɑdoʊkənfɪɡ(j)əˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ Computing.
A facility for automatically configuring (configure v. 4) a system, network, piece of hardware, etc.
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1982 Byte June 528 (advt.) CP/M® Auto-configuration utility.
1989 PC Mag. (U.K. ed.) July 54/1 The Setup program..provides a list of options to alter settings, such as the hard-disc type, after which auto-configuration takes over.
2006 S. Hagen IPv6 Essent. iv. 87 The autoconfiguration capability of IPv6 saves network administrators a lot of work.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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