Setting can mean: Jewelry: Setting (the noun): Frame or bed into which a diamond or gem is set, see also personal setting Setting (the verb) describes is the art to fasten a diamond or gem into a jewelry item A place where something is set Set construction in theatrical scenery Setting (fiction) in literature Campaign setting in role playing games Setting - a frame - in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy- all the basic rules regulating place, time and behaviors within which therapeutic process and therapeutic alliance evolve A Setting is a term used in Irish traditional music to describe a version of a tune that is incompatible when played together with other versions of the same tune. Tracking (education), grouping students by ability. In computers and electronics, can refer to the configuration of options of the software or device