fixturenoun/ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/

• 1

  lawSomething that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furnishing.

  • The residence was sold with fixtures and fittings.
• 2

  A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place.

  • I had to tell her all about my illness, and in return I had to endure a very long and circumstantial account of her rheumatism and her asthmatical ailments, which fortunately was interrupted by the noisy arrival of the children from the kitchen, where they had paid a visit to old Stine, a fixture in the house.
  • Jones and Palin became fixtures on the booming TV satire scene, writing for, among other BBC shows, The Frost Report (1966-67) and The Kathy Kirby Show (1964), as well as the ITV comedy sketch series Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967-69).
• 3

  A lighting unit; a luminaire.

• 4

  A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.

• 5

  hobbieslifestylesportsA scheduled match.

• 6

  computingengineeringmathematicsA state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.

fixtureverb/ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/

• 1

  To furnish with, as, or in a fixture.

  • The device is available in both handheld and fixtured models.
• 2

  hobbieslifestylesportsTo schedule (a match).

  • Other items to be discussed include fixturing from 2012 onwards, preparations for this year's scheduled Champions Trophy and the Indian Cricket League's bid for recognition from the ICC.