Word for “one who configures”
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What is a word for one who configures in the sense of a person who adjusts settings on a system?
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What is a word for one who configures in the sense of a person who adjusts settings on a system?
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What is a word for one who configures in the sense of a person who adjusts settings on a system?
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An editor is one who edits; a runner is one who runs.
What is a word for one who configures in the sense of a person who adjusts settings on a system?
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In practice the normal term would be installer, but configurer and configurator could be used. I think most people would understand these words, even though they don't normally use them.
3
Configurator is commonly used, but I don't really like it since it's a neologism.
– M. Dudley
Aug 2 '11 at 13:59
2
@emddudley: I wouldn't say it's a neologism. Inevitably it's more common since the 70s, simply because we now have a much more common referent in the computer age. Here's a 1951 usage earlier than that, and I'm sure it will have been used long before.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 2 '11 at 14:10
Cool, thanks for the reference.
– M. Dudley
Aug 2 '11 at 14:15
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+1 for installer because this is the word used for people who configure fixtures in buildings, for instance. "Air conditioning installer". Yes, this word is normally used, if not for computer users who install. The reason might be that few specialize in just installing, they way someone specializes in, say, drywall installing. It's a bit of a passing role for systems people. Those who install probably offer various forms of support so they are "customer support staff" or "field engineers".
– Kaz
Apr 25 '12 at 3:47
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Configurer is the appropriate form, even if the double |ərər| at the end of the word seems strange. Consider other nominalisations that end in |ər| (like 'conjure' -> 'conjurer').
I think this NGram strongly suggests that configurator, which has become far more common since the 70s IT context got going, is the word of choice for those who don't want to use installer.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 2 '11 at 14:26
2
A "configurator" is different; it is a tool, usually a software tool, that the user employs in the configuration progress. It creates a configuration, hence the term. You seldom if ever hear of a person being called a configurator.
– KeithS
Aug 2 '11 at 18:13
This is the "most correct" answer, from purely logical grounds (and yes, I realize the tenuous role of logic in English).
– John Y
Nov 27 '12 at 14:21
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I thought of one possibility: tuner
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Optimizer or fine-tuner. For the first, I was thinking of someone who tries to improve performance of a DBMS...
– mkennedy
Aug 2 '11 at 13:19
This is not a bad option for those who find configurer too awkward or obscure. I like tuner much better than installer. Except for the very first time you set something up, adjusting settings would be more aptly called tuning than installing.
– John Y
Nov 27 '12 at 14:29
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Sheer volume of usage in the IT community, e.g. among those configuring SAP, is starting to tilt towards configurator vs. configurer.
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Installer implies an initial effort, while configurer/configurator can describe individuals involved in subsequent changes to the initial configuration.
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Thank you for your contribution but these is really just a comment on an existing answer.
– Chenmunka
Jun 18 '14 at 17:56
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I think the proper conjugation would be a Configurer as we configure things, and we do not configurate things, such as the other answers say one who conjures is a conjurer, and I would have called them a Tuner anyway.
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It depends whether it is the first configuration. You would actually have different actions to perform. (f.e Pre-Installation, Pre-configuration ) these items are called "Readiness".
Any changes to the above would be a configuration change.
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In practice the normal term would be installer, but configurer and configurator could be used. I think most people would understand these words, even though they don't normally use them.
3
Configurator is commonly used, but I don't really like it since it's a neologism.
– M. Dudley
Aug 2 '11 at 13:59
2
@emddudley: I wouldn't say it's a neologism. Inevitably it's more common since the 70s, simply because we now have a much more common referent in the computer age. Here's a 1951 usage earlier than that, and I'm sure it will have been used long before.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 2 '11 at 14:10
Cool, thanks for the reference.
– M. Dudley
Aug 2 '11 at 14:15
2
+1 for installer because this is the word used for people who configure fixtures in buildings, for instance. "Air conditioning installer". Yes, this word is normally used, if not for computer users who install. The reason might be that few specialize in just installing, they way someone specializes in, say, drywall installing. It's a bit of a passing role for systems people. Those who install probably offer various forms of support so they are "customer support staff" or "field engineers".
– Kaz
Apr 25 '12 at 3:47
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In practice the normal term would be installer, but configurer and configurator could be used. I think most people would understand these words, even though they don't normally use them.
3
Configurator is commonly used, but I don't really like it since it's a neologism.
– M. Dudley
Aug 2 '11 at 13:59
2
@emddudley: I wouldn't say it's a neologism. Inevitably it's more common since the 70s, simply because we now have a much more common referent in the computer age. Here's a 1951 usage earlier than that, and I'm sure it will have been used long before.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 2 '11 at 14:10
Cool, thanks for the reference.
– M. Dudley
Aug 2 '11 at 14:15
2
+1 for installer because this is the word used for people who configure fixtures in buildings, for instance. "Air conditioning installer". Yes, this word is normally used, if not for computer users who install. The reason might be that few specialize in just installing, they way someone specializes in, say, drywall installing. It's a bit of a passing role for systems people. Those who install probably offer various forms of support so they are "customer support staff" or "field engineers".
– Kaz
Apr 25 '12 at 3:47
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In practice the normal term would be installer, but configurer and configurator could be used. I think most people would understand these words, even though they don't normally use them.
In practice the normal term would be installer, but configurer and configurator could be used. I think most people would understand these words, even though they don't normally use them.
answered Aug 2 '11 at 13:18
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Configurator is commonly used, but I don't really like it since it's a neologism.
– M. Dudley
Aug 2 '11 at 13:59
2
@emddudley: I wouldn't say it's a neologism. Inevitably it's more common since the 70s, simply because we now have a much more common referent in the computer age. Here's a 1951 usage earlier than that, and I'm sure it will have been used long before.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 2 '11 at 14:10
Cool, thanks for the reference.
– M. Dudley
Aug 2 '11 at 14:15
2
+1 for installer because this is the word used for people who configure fixtures in buildings, for instance. "Air conditioning installer". Yes, this word is normally used, if not for computer users who install. The reason might be that few specialize in just installing, they way someone specializes in, say, drywall installing. It's a bit of a passing role for systems people. Those who install probably offer various forms of support so they are "customer support staff" or "field engineers".
– Kaz
Apr 25 '12 at 3:47
add a comment |
3
Configurator is commonly used, but I don't really like it since it's a neologism.
– M. Dudley
Aug 2 '11 at 13:59
2
@emddudley: I wouldn't say it's a neologism. Inevitably it's more common since the 70s, simply because we now have a much more common referent in the computer age. Here's a 1951 usage earlier than that, and I'm sure it will have been used long before.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 2 '11 at 14:10
Cool, thanks for the reference.
– M. Dudley
Aug 2 '11 at 14:15
2
+1 for installer because this is the word used for people who configure fixtures in buildings, for instance. "Air conditioning installer". Yes, this word is normally used, if not for computer users who install. The reason might be that few specialize in just installing, they way someone specializes in, say, drywall installing. It's a bit of a passing role for systems people. Those who install probably offer various forms of support so they are "customer support staff" or "field engineers".
– Kaz
Apr 25 '12 at 3:47
3
3
Configurator is commonly used, but I don't really like it since it's a neologism.
– M. Dudley
Aug 2 '11 at 13:59
Configurator is commonly used, but I don't really like it since it's a neologism.
– M. Dudley
Aug 2 '11 at 13:59
2
2
@emddudley: I wouldn't say it's a neologism. Inevitably it's more common since the 70s, simply because we now have a much more common referent in the computer age. Here's a 1951 usage earlier than that, and I'm sure it will have been used long before.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 2 '11 at 14:10
@emddudley: I wouldn't say it's a neologism. Inevitably it's more common since the 70s, simply because we now have a much more common referent in the computer age. Here's a 1951 usage earlier than that, and I'm sure it will have been used long before.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 2 '11 at 14:10
Cool, thanks for the reference.
– M. Dudley
Aug 2 '11 at 14:15
Cool, thanks for the reference.
– M. Dudley
Aug 2 '11 at 14:15
2
2
+1 for installer because this is the word used for people who configure fixtures in buildings, for instance. "Air conditioning installer". Yes, this word is normally used, if not for computer users who install. The reason might be that few specialize in just installing, they way someone specializes in, say, drywall installing. It's a bit of a passing role for systems people. Those who install probably offer various forms of support so they are "customer support staff" or "field engineers".
– Kaz
Apr 25 '12 at 3:47
+1 for installer because this is the word used for people who configure fixtures in buildings, for instance. "Air conditioning installer". Yes, this word is normally used, if not for computer users who install. The reason might be that few specialize in just installing, they way someone specializes in, say, drywall installing. It's a bit of a passing role for systems people. Those who install probably offer various forms of support so they are "customer support staff" or "field engineers".
– Kaz
Apr 25 '12 at 3:47
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Configurer is the appropriate form, even if the double |ərər| at the end of the word seems strange. Consider other nominalisations that end in |ər| (like 'conjure' -> 'conjurer').
I think this NGram strongly suggests that configurator, which has become far more common since the 70s IT context got going, is the word of choice for those who don't want to use installer.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 2 '11 at 14:26
2
A "configurator" is different; it is a tool, usually a software tool, that the user employs in the configuration progress. It creates a configuration, hence the term. You seldom if ever hear of a person being called a configurator.
– KeithS
Aug 2 '11 at 18:13
This is the "most correct" answer, from purely logical grounds (and yes, I realize the tenuous role of logic in English).
– John Y
Nov 27 '12 at 14:21
add a comment |
Configurer is the appropriate form, even if the double |ərər| at the end of the word seems strange. Consider other nominalisations that end in |ər| (like 'conjure' -> 'conjurer').
I think this NGram strongly suggests that configurator, which has become far more common since the 70s IT context got going, is the word of choice for those who don't want to use installer.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 2 '11 at 14:26
2
A "configurator" is different; it is a tool, usually a software tool, that the user employs in the configuration progress. It creates a configuration, hence the term. You seldom if ever hear of a person being called a configurator.
– KeithS
Aug 2 '11 at 18:13
This is the "most correct" answer, from purely logical grounds (and yes, I realize the tenuous role of logic in English).
– John Y
Nov 27 '12 at 14:21
add a comment |
Configurer is the appropriate form, even if the double |ərər| at the end of the word seems strange. Consider other nominalisations that end in |ər| (like 'conjure' -> 'conjurer').
Configurer is the appropriate form, even if the double |ərər| at the end of the word seems strange. Consider other nominalisations that end in |ər| (like 'conjure' -> 'conjurer').
answered Aug 2 '11 at 14:06
Mark T
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I think this NGram strongly suggests that configurator, which has become far more common since the 70s IT context got going, is the word of choice for those who don't want to use installer.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 2 '11 at 14:26
2
A "configurator" is different; it is a tool, usually a software tool, that the user employs in the configuration progress. It creates a configuration, hence the term. You seldom if ever hear of a person being called a configurator.
– KeithS
Aug 2 '11 at 18:13
This is the "most correct" answer, from purely logical grounds (and yes, I realize the tenuous role of logic in English).
– John Y
Nov 27 '12 at 14:21
add a comment |
I think this NGram strongly suggests that configurator, which has become far more common since the 70s IT context got going, is the word of choice for those who don't want to use installer.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 2 '11 at 14:26
2
A "configurator" is different; it is a tool, usually a software tool, that the user employs in the configuration progress. It creates a configuration, hence the term. You seldom if ever hear of a person being called a configurator.
– KeithS
Aug 2 '11 at 18:13
This is the "most correct" answer, from purely logical grounds (and yes, I realize the tenuous role of logic in English).
– John Y
Nov 27 '12 at 14:21
I think this NGram strongly suggests that configurator, which has become far more common since the 70s IT context got going, is the word of choice for those who don't want to use installer.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 2 '11 at 14:26
I think this NGram strongly suggests that configurator, which has become far more common since the 70s IT context got going, is the word of choice for those who don't want to use installer.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 2 '11 at 14:26
2
2
A "configurator" is different; it is a tool, usually a software tool, that the user employs in the configuration progress. It creates a configuration, hence the term. You seldom if ever hear of a person being called a configurator.
– KeithS
Aug 2 '11 at 18:13
A "configurator" is different; it is a tool, usually a software tool, that the user employs in the configuration progress. It creates a configuration, hence the term. You seldom if ever hear of a person being called a configurator.
– KeithS
Aug 2 '11 at 18:13
This is the "most correct" answer, from purely logical grounds (and yes, I realize the tenuous role of logic in English).
– John Y
Nov 27 '12 at 14:21
This is the "most correct" answer, from purely logical grounds (and yes, I realize the tenuous role of logic in English).
– John Y
Nov 27 '12 at 14:21
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I thought of one possibility: tuner
2
Optimizer or fine-tuner. For the first, I was thinking of someone who tries to improve performance of a DBMS...
– mkennedy
Aug 2 '11 at 13:19
This is not a bad option for those who find configurer too awkward or obscure. I like tuner much better than installer. Except for the very first time you set something up, adjusting settings would be more aptly called tuning than installing.
– John Y
Nov 27 '12 at 14:29
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I thought of one possibility: tuner
2
Optimizer or fine-tuner. For the first, I was thinking of someone who tries to improve performance of a DBMS...
– mkennedy
Aug 2 '11 at 13:19
This is not a bad option for those who find configurer too awkward or obscure. I like tuner much better than installer. Except for the very first time you set something up, adjusting settings would be more aptly called tuning than installing.
– John Y
Nov 27 '12 at 14:29
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I thought of one possibility: tuner
I thought of one possibility: tuner
answered Aug 2 '11 at 13:05
M. Dudley
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Optimizer or fine-tuner. For the first, I was thinking of someone who tries to improve performance of a DBMS...
– mkennedy
Aug 2 '11 at 13:19
This is not a bad option for those who find configurer too awkward or obscure. I like tuner much better than installer. Except for the very first time you set something up, adjusting settings would be more aptly called tuning than installing.
– John Y
Nov 27 '12 at 14:29
add a comment |
2
Optimizer or fine-tuner. For the first, I was thinking of someone who tries to improve performance of a DBMS...
– mkennedy
Aug 2 '11 at 13:19
This is not a bad option for those who find configurer too awkward or obscure. I like tuner much better than installer. Except for the very first time you set something up, adjusting settings would be more aptly called tuning than installing.
– John Y
Nov 27 '12 at 14:29
2
2
Optimizer or fine-tuner. For the first, I was thinking of someone who tries to improve performance of a DBMS...
– mkennedy
Aug 2 '11 at 13:19
Optimizer or fine-tuner. For the first, I was thinking of someone who tries to improve performance of a DBMS...
– mkennedy
Aug 2 '11 at 13:19
This is not a bad option for those who find configurer too awkward or obscure. I like tuner much better than installer. Except for the very first time you set something up, adjusting settings would be more aptly called tuning than installing.
– John Y
Nov 27 '12 at 14:29
This is not a bad option for those who find configurer too awkward or obscure. I like tuner much better than installer. Except for the very first time you set something up, adjusting settings would be more aptly called tuning than installing.
– John Y
Nov 27 '12 at 14:29
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Sheer volume of usage in the IT community, e.g. among those configuring SAP, is starting to tilt towards configurator vs. configurer.
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Sheer volume of usage in the IT community, e.g. among those configuring SAP, is starting to tilt towards configurator vs. configurer.
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Sheer volume of usage in the IT community, e.g. among those configuring SAP, is starting to tilt towards configurator vs. configurer.
Sheer volume of usage in the IT community, e.g. among those configuring SAP, is starting to tilt towards configurator vs. configurer.
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Installer implies an initial effort, while configurer/configurator can describe individuals involved in subsequent changes to the initial configuration.
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Thank you for your contribution but these is really just a comment on an existing answer.
– Chenmunka
Jun 18 '14 at 17:56
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Installer implies an initial effort, while configurer/configurator can describe individuals involved in subsequent changes to the initial configuration.
1
Thank you for your contribution but these is really just a comment on an existing answer.
– Chenmunka
Jun 18 '14 at 17:56
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Installer implies an initial effort, while configurer/configurator can describe individuals involved in subsequent changes to the initial configuration.
Installer implies an initial effort, while configurer/configurator can describe individuals involved in subsequent changes to the initial configuration.
answered Jun 18 '14 at 17:04
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Thank you for your contribution but these is really just a comment on an existing answer.
– Chenmunka
Jun 18 '14 at 17:56
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Thank you for your contribution but these is really just a comment on an existing answer.
– Chenmunka
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Thank you for your contribution but these is really just a comment on an existing answer.
– Chenmunka
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Thank you for your contribution but these is really just a comment on an existing answer.
– Chenmunka
Jun 18 '14 at 17:56
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I think the proper conjugation would be a Configurer as we configure things, and we do not configurate things, such as the other answers say one who conjures is a conjurer, and I would have called them a Tuner anyway.
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I think the proper conjugation would be a Configurer as we configure things, and we do not configurate things, such as the other answers say one who conjures is a conjurer, and I would have called them a Tuner anyway.
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I think the proper conjugation would be a Configurer as we configure things, and we do not configurate things, such as the other answers say one who conjures is a conjurer, and I would have called them a Tuner anyway.
I think the proper conjugation would be a Configurer as we configure things, and we do not configurate things, such as the other answers say one who conjures is a conjurer, and I would have called them a Tuner anyway.
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It depends whether it is the first configuration. You would actually have different actions to perform. (f.e Pre-Installation, Pre-configuration ) these items are called "Readiness".
Any changes to the above would be a configuration change.
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For short, I'd just go with Administrator as this embodies many responsibilities.
– Daniel Chandler
5 mins ago
add a comment |
It depends whether it is the first configuration. You would actually have different actions to perform. (f.e Pre-Installation, Pre-configuration ) these items are called "Readiness".
Any changes to the above would be a configuration change.
New contributor
For short, I'd just go with Administrator as this embodies many responsibilities.
– Daniel Chandler
5 mins ago
add a comment |
It depends whether it is the first configuration. You would actually have different actions to perform. (f.e Pre-Installation, Pre-configuration ) these items are called "Readiness".
Any changes to the above would be a configuration change.
New contributor
It depends whether it is the first configuration. You would actually have different actions to perform. (f.e Pre-Installation, Pre-configuration ) these items are called "Readiness".
Any changes to the above would be a configuration change.
New contributor
New contributor
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New contributor
For short, I'd just go with Administrator as this embodies many responsibilities.
– Daniel Chandler
5 mins ago
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For short, I'd just go with Administrator as this embodies many responsibilities.
– Daniel Chandler
5 mins ago
For short, I'd just go with Administrator as this embodies many responsibilities.
– Daniel Chandler
5 mins ago
For short, I'd just go with Administrator as this embodies many responsibilities.
– Daniel Chandler
5 mins ago
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