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Preferences vs Settings - What's the difference?

preferences | settings |

As nouns the difference between preferences and settings

is that preferences is preferences (user-specified settings of parameters in a computer program) while settings is .

preferences

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(preferences)
  • English plurals
  • (computing) The user-specified settings of parameters in interactive computer software

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (preference)

    • settings

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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