setting
- noun
- /ˈsɛtɪŋ/
- I glanced at the temperature setting, and it was right where it should have been.
- privacy settings
- default settings
- adjust settings
So going to our Instagram settings, we're going we're pulling down.
- So going to our Instagram settings, we're going we're pulling down.
- I don't trust it's portrait mode setting over the Pixels.
- We are flying maximum performance setting Overwatch gaming laptop.
- This is the royal blow up heat setting style heat styling spray.
- The next thing to consider are the settings for my actual cut.
Examples
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This has a setting for high heat and low heat.
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Further, tools such as Facebook periodically change their terms of service and privacy settings, adding to user difficulties.
Academic text (2015) -
- You have to go to settings on your phone.
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Do that and then in your settings create filters.
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This broadcast must take place in a controlled setting.
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The system has returned to its default settings.
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I want all of these settings checked and recalibrated.
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Someone's been messing with your settings.
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Figures 1 and 2 show the default display settings with minor customization.
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The software allows you to adjust the volume and brightness settings to suit your preferences.
Synonyms
Compounds
The arrangement of background and objects on a stage to show where the story happens
- Specialized
A small change to a gun's aiming device so shots hit a target at a chosen distance
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Setting comes from the verb set ('to arrange' or 'put') plus the ending -ing. A device setting is the position or arrangement you 'set' to make the device work in a certain way.