セッティング

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セッティングする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

General term for the act of setting something up, installing equipment, or arranging things. Often used in technical and everyday contexts.

Specifically refers to organizing or arranging events, meetings, or appointments.

Used in theater, film, or event production to refer to the physical arrangement of a stage or set.

Refers to the time, place, and circumstances in which a story takes place.

〈物もの〉をセッティングするto set up or install something
スタッフが新あたらしい機き材ざいをセッティングした。
The staff set up the new equipment.
〈人ひと〉と〈事こと〉をセッティングするto arrange a meeting or appointment with someone
秘ひ書しょがクライアントとの打うち合あわせをセッティングした。
The secretary arranged a meeting with the client.
ステージをセッティングするto set up the stage for a performance
コンサートの前まえにステージをセッティングした。
They set up the stage before the concert.
〈場ば所しょ〉をセッティングにするto use a place as the setting (of a story)
この小しょう説せつは江え戸ど時じ代だいの日本にほんをセッティングにしている。
This novel is set in Edo-period Japan.

設せっ定ていN2
設定 is the native Japanese word for configuring or establishing settings, while セッティング is a loanword that more often refers to physically arranging or installing something.
配はい置ちN2sense 1
配置 stresses the physical placement or layout of objects, whereas セッティング stresses the act of setting up or adjusting equipment.
準じゅん備びN5sense 2
準備 is the general word for preparation of any kind, while セッティング specifically means arranging the logistics of a meeting or appointment.
舞ぶ台たい装そう置ち sense 3
舞台装置 refers to the physical set pieces used on a stage, while セッティング can describe both the pieces and the process of arranging them.

Loanword from English 'setting', adapted into Japanese with the katakana spelling セッティング.