change a parameter in a program

/tʃeɪndʒ ə pəˈræmɪtər ɪn ə ˈproʊɡræm/

verb phrase

  1. To modify a value or setting that controls how a program, function, or command behaves.

    B1

    transitive

    • "You can change a parameter in the program to make the text larger."B1
    • "Changing the 'timeout' parameter can help resolve connectivity issues."B2
    • "Changing this parameter in the program alters how quickly the algorithm processes the data."C1

Collocations

change a parameterset a parameterparameter valueprogram parametercommand-line parameterchange a configuration parameteradjust a parameter valuemodify a parameter setting

Word family

parameterparameterizeparameterized