change a configuration parameter

verb phrase

1. to modify a setting or value that controls how a system, program, or device behaves

   B2

   transitive; often used with 'in' or 'on' before the system or placetechnical

   • "You can change a configuration parameter in the settings menu."B1
   • "You can change a configuration parameter to make the app run faster."B2
   • "Before deploying the update, the engineer changed a configuration parameter in the server settings."C1
   • "Altering a configuration parameter without documenting it can lead to subtle, hard-to-reproduce failures."C2