Preferences is an abbreviation of prefs.
As a noun preferences
is preferences (user-specified settings of parameters in a computer program).
As an abbreviation prefs is
(computing) preferences.
preferences
English
Alternative forms
* (archaic)
Noun
(
preferences)
English plurals
(computing) The user-specified settings of parameters in interactive computer software
Verb
(head)
(preference)
prefs
English
Abbreviation
(Abbreviation)
(head)
(computing) preferences