Definition of "setting" []

• The position, direction, or way in which something, such as an automatic control, is set. (noun)
• The context and environment in which a situation is set; the background. (noun)
• The time, place, and circumstances in which a narrative, drama, or film takes place. (noun)
• Music A composition written or arranged to fit a text, such as a poetical work. (noun)
• A mounting, as for a jewel. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The current get_option function can be modified to match $setting against a regular expression to see if the setting being fetched is namespaced."
• "$setting against a regular expression to see if the setting being fetched is namespaced."
• "If the setting is not namespaced, and it’s not found, try looking for ‘core:_wp_:$setting’ as a last resort."