misconfiguration
/ˌmɪs.kənˈfɪɡ.jʊː.reɪ.ʃən/ · mis·con·fi·gu·ra·tion
noun
- An incorrect or faulty arrangement of settings, parameters, or components in a system, device, or piece of software. The server crashed after a misconfiguration of the firewall rules left the database exposed.
- A state resulting from such an incorrect arrangement, often leading to errors or malfunction. The misconfiguration caused the application to load the wrong configuration file each time it started.
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Did you know? The term gained widespread popularity in the 1990s alongside the expansion of networked computers, and it was famously highlighted in a 2014 security breach where a simple misconfiguration exposed millions of user records.