(1) A file that specifies the characteristics of a program, system device, system, or network.
(2) In performance, a file that contains information about a collection as well as certain system attributes.
(3) A file that contains the values that are specified for configuration parameters. There are two types of configuration files: the database manager configuration file for each DB2 instance and the database configuration file for each individual database.
(4) See parameter file.
(5) A Struts file that contains information about data sources, form beans, global forwards, and action mappings.
(6) In WebSphere MQ on UNIX systems and WebSphere MQ for iSeries, a file that contains configuration information for logs, communications, or installable services.