(IEEE) (1) The arrangement of a computer system or component as defined by the number, nature, and interconnections of its constituent parts. (2) In configuration management, the functional and physical characteristics of hardware or software as set forth in technical documentation or achieved in a product.
Inc. after a company name means that the business in question has incorporated within its home state. Status as a C-corporation or an S-Corporation depends on tax filings with the Internal Revenue Service. Incorporation produces a separate entity -- in essence a fictional person created by law.
The individuals creating a corporation must file legal documents generally referred to as. articles of incorporation with the appropriate state office (often the secretary of state). This isa legal document that the state issues to a company based on information the company provides in the articles of incorporation.