konfiguracyjny

Konfiguracyjny is an adjective in Polish meaning related to configuration—the set of parameters and options that determine how a system, software, hardware, or process behaves. It is widely used in information technology, telecommunications, engineering, and administration to describe elements that are configurable.

The term derives from the noun konfiguracja (configuration) with the suffix -owy. Its feminine and neuter forms are konfiguracyjna and konfiguracyjne, respectively; it agrees with the noun it modifies: plik konfiguracyjny, opcja konfiguracyjna, ustawienie konfiguracyjne.

Common usages include konfiguracyjny plik (configuration file), parametry konfiguracyjne (configuration parameters), opcje konfiguracyjne (configuration options), tryb konfiguracyjny (configuration mode), oraz interfejs konfiguracyjny (configuration interface). It can describe architecture or components designed to be customized rather than hard-coded.

In software engineering and IT administration, konfiguracyjny indicates that behavior can be changed via settings, environment variables, or files without recompiling code. It often contrasts with code-level or static aspects and is used in documentation to distinguish configuration-related topics.

The term appears in Polish dictionaries and technical writing as a standard descriptor and has equivalents in English, such as configuration- or config-, when used as part of compound nouns.