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setting

setting

142 3.0
The position of a control that changes how a device works
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛtɪŋ/
translation icon : ajuste
  • 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.

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Examples

  • This has a setting for high heat and low heat.

  • 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.

  • Do that and then in your settings create filters.

  • This broadcast must take place in a controlled setting.

  • The system has returned to its default settings.

  • I want all of these settings checked and recalibrated.

  • Someone's been messing with your settings.

  • Figures 1 and 2 show the default display settings with minor customization.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The software allows you to adjust the volume and brightness settings to suit your preferences.

Synonyms

setup
vssetting
133 2.8

A set of equipment used for a specific activity

focuses on a control's adjustment rather than whole equipment arrangement
preset
vssetting
  • Specialized
11 4.0

A saved setting you can choose to use quickly

refers to the current adjustment of a control for a specific effect

Compounds

11 3.2

A set of plates, glasses, forks, and knives placed for one person at a meal

The way plates, knives, forks, and glasses are placed for a meal

The people, rules, and space in a school room for teaching and learning

A place where you are not seen or heard by others

The arrangement of background and objects on a stage to show where the story happens

Creating new styles or ideas that many people follow

A hen that sits on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch

sight setting
  • Specialized
8.5

A small change to a gun's aiming device so shots hit a target at a chosen distance

How Strong

setting
142 3.0
low-powered
1 3.7

Surface Forms

setting singular
settings plural

Morphology

setting = set (transparent) = set + ing

This sense is a straightforward nominalization of the verb 'set' referring to the result/position achieved by setting a control.

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.