settings
Where gems sit
Settings are the adjustable parameters that control how something operates—on a device, in software, or on equipment.
You adjust settings to customize behavior: Check your privacy settings, The oven's temperature setting was too high.
In fiction, the setting is where and when a story takes place: The novel's setting is Victorian London.
A setting can also be a surrounding context or physical arrangement: a gemstone's setting, a formal dinner setting.
Available courses of action
- preferencesFavored options among alternatives
- adjustmentsChanges to improve fit
- defaultsPreset options or failures
- parametersDefined boundaries or constraints
menu · toggles · sliders · checkboxes · dropdowns · profiles · presets · notifications
Rear stage scenery
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
- localeSpecific place or area
- locationPosition in space
- venuePlace of occurrence
atmosphere · ambiance · context · surroundings · milieu · stage · scene · mise-en-scène
Main ideas throughout
- personalizationTailoring to individual needs
- wallpaperOrnamental wall covering
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- fontsCharacter set designs
icons · skins · appearance · styling · widgets · dashboard · display · ringtone
Steadily increasing in degree
- bezelGrooved rim for mounting
- prongPointed projecting part
- clawCurved animal nail
- channelPassage for transmission
pavé · tension · cathedral · halo · solitaire · band · stone · gemstone
Toothed rotating machine parts
- cogwheelToothed rotating machine part
- sprocketToothed wheel for chains
- pinionToothed wheel, small
- transmissionSending of information
torque · mechanism · rotation · drivetrain · ratchet · differential · gearbox · crankshaft
options
Available courses of action
- preferencesFavored options among alternatives
- adjustmentsChanges to improve fit
- defaultsPreset options or failures
parameters · menu · toggles · sliders · checkboxes · dropdowns · profiles · presets · notifications · privacy
backdrop
Rear stage scenery
venue · atmosphere · ambiance · context · surroundings · milieu · stage · scene · mise-en-scène · landscape
themes
Main ideas throughout
- personalizationTailoring to individual needs
- wallpaperOrnamental wall covering
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
fonts · icons · skins · appearance · styling · widgets · dashboard · display · ringtone · avatar
mounting
Steadily increasing in degree
channel · pavé · tension · cathedral · halo · solitaire · band · stone · gemstone · diamond
gears
Toothed rotating machine parts
transmission · torque · mechanism · rotation · drivetrain · ratchet · differential · gearbox · crankshaft · camshaft
- appsapps, browser, software, calculator, calendar
- desktop computingdesktop, mouse, keyboard, monitor, cursor
- game mechanicslevels, rules, cooldown, points, health points
- smartphonesSamsung, smartphone, cellphone, Google, mobile phone
- accountaccount, login, profile, username, logout
- browserback, forward, refresh, reload, bookmark
settingsdefaults
Preset options or failures
factory settings · default settings · unconfigured · presets · baseline
settingsremoval
Act of taking away
displacement · extraction · dislodging · unsetting · dismounting
settingsaction
Process of doing
plot · characters · foreground · events · narrative
- setting upPreparing or assembling beforehand
- setting sailStarting a sea journey
- setting offStarting a journey
- setting in stoneMaking unchangeable and final
- setting the tableArranging utensils for dining
- setting outBeginning a journey