(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.
1 Corporate name. 2  Your desired name must be included, typically with a corporate identifier, such as Corporation, Incorporated, Company, or an abbreviation, such as Inc.. 3  You may want to conduct a preliminary name availability search before submitting the Articles of Incorporation.Regardless of whether you are forming a C corporation or an S corporation, the company formation document is called the Articles of Incorporation or Certificate of Incorporation. This document provides the state with necessary information on your business. Many states require the names and addresses of the corporationâs initial directors in incorporation documents. 2  Directors are responsible for overseeing the corporationâs affairs, including major corporate decisions. 3  They are elected by shareholders and responsible for appointing officers. 4  Officers.