(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.
Typically, this is the department or secretary of state's office, located in your state's capital city. While most states use the term articles of incorporation to refer to the basic document creating the corporation, some states use other terms, such as certificate of incorporation or charter.. No state requires a corporation to have more than one owner.