Setting may refer to: * A

location (geography) In geography, location or place are used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ...

where something is set * Set construction in theatrical scenery * Setting (narrative), the place and time in a work of narrative, especially fiction *

Setting up to fail Setting up to fail is a phrase denoting a no-win situation designed in such a way that the person in the situation cannot succeed at the task which they have been assigned. It is considered a form of workplace bullying. There are also situation ...

a manipulative technique to engineer failure * Stonesetting, in jewelry, when a diamond or gem is set into a frame or bed * Campaign setting in role playing play * In computers and electronics, the computer configuration or options of the software or device **

Settings (Windows) Windows Settings (formerly PC settings) is a component of Microsoft Windows. It allows users to adjust their user preferences, configure their operating system, and manage their connected devices. Microsoft introduced Settings with Windows Serve ...

Typesetting Typesetting is the composition of text by means of arranging physical ''type'' (or ''sort'') in mechanical systems or ''glyphs'' in digital systems representing ''characters'' (letters and other symbols).Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random Ho ...

* Set and setting, the context for psychedelic drug experiences *

Setting (knot) This page explains commonly used terms related to knots. B Bend A bend is a knot used to join two lengths of rope. Bight A bight has two meanings in knotting. It can mean either any central part of a rope (between the standing end a ...

, the tightening of a knot *

Musical setting A musical setting is a musical composition that is written on the basis of a literary work. The literary work is said to be ''set'', or adapted, to music. Musical settings include choral music and other vocal music. A musical setting is made to part ...

, the composition of music for an existing text, usually in choral music

Education

* Ability grouping, small groups formed within a single classroom *

Tracking (education) Tracking is separating students by academic ability into groups for all subjects or certain classes and curriculum within a school. It may be referred to as streaming or phasing in some schools. In a tracking system, the entire school population ...

, also called streaming, separating pupils by academic ability into groups for all subjects within a school * The location where the education takes place, for example the

classroom A classroom or schoolroom is a learning space in which both children and adults learn. Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all kinds, ranging from preschools to universities, and may also be found in other places where education ...

, known as the educational setting

Education

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