From aacd330755ed18835430a1d41586cb78ae32b0ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Moore <107723039+cwillum@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022 07:45:31 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update TERMS.md with definition for Setting (#1632) * fix#1631-Terms-setting Signed-off-by: cwillum * fix#1631-Terms-setting Signed-off-by: cwillum Signed-off-by: cwillum --- TERMS.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/TERMS.md b/TERMS.md index ae6ab9c8e6..156c8b92ca 100644 --- a/TERMS.md +++ b/TERMS.md @@ -544,6 +544,16 @@ A set of conditions, internals, and actions that create notifications. Avoid using. Use *separate* or *isolate* instead. +**setting** + +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. + +The following examples of settings illustrate key-value pairs with a colon separating the two elements: + +`Settings.index.number_of_shards: 4` + +`plugins.security.audit.enable_rest: true` + **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...”).