Update TERMS.md with definition for Setting (opensearch-project#1632)

* fix#1631-Terms-setting Signed-off-by: cwillum <[email protected]> * fix#1631-Terms-setting Signed-off-by: cwillum <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: cwillum <[email protected]>
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 Avoid using. Use *separate* or *isolate* instead.
 
+**setting**
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+A key-value pair that creates a mapping in one of the many YAML configuration files used throughout OpenSearch. Sometimes alternatively called parameters, the programming language manipulating the key-value pair usually dictates the name of this mapping in a YAML file. For OpenSearch documentation (Java), they are properly a `Setting` object.
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+The following examples of settings illustrate key-value pairs with a colon separating the two elements:
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+`Settings.index.number_of_shards: 4`
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+`plugins.security.audit.enable_rest: true`
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 **set up (v.), setup (n., adj.)**
 
 Use _set up_ as a verb (“To set up a new user...”). Use _setup_ as a noun or adjective (“To begin setup...”).