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Embodiment vs Configuration - What's the difference?

embodiment | configuration |

As nouns the difference between embodiment and configuration

is that embodiment is a physical entity typifying an abstraction while configuration is form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.

embodiment

English

Noun

(wikipedia embodiment) (en noun)
  • a physical entity typifying an abstraction
  • You are the very embodiment of beauty.
  • * 1880 , W.S. Gilbert, Iolanthe
  • The law is the true embodiment Of everything that's excellent. It has no kind of fault or flaw, And I, my Lords, embody the law.

    Synonyms

    * incarnation

    Derived terms

    * disembodiment

    configuration

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
  • Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
  • The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
  • (physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
  • A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.