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title: "Configuration (System)"
manual: "Getting Started"
version: "14.3"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:administration-modules-configuration@14.3"
source: "Concepts/Backend/SystemMaintainerArea/Configuration.rst"
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# Configuration (System) {#administration-modules-configuration}

The **System > Configuration** module can be used to view the various
configuration arrays used by the CMS. It is not the goal
of this tutorial to describe the role of each of these arrays,
you can discover their function as you dig deeper into
TYPO3 CMS. Let's just mention that the `$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']`
contains global configuration values.