SettingWert

SettingWert is a term used in software configuration to denote the value assigned to a named setting. The word combines the English word setting with the German word Wert, meaning value, and it appears in multilingual documentation and internal tooling to describe the actual data that governs a component’s behavior.

In practice, a SettingWert represents the concrete data that a software system uses to operate. Values may be stored in configuration files, environment variables, databases, or in-application memory. They can be simple types such as strings, numbers, or booleans, or more complex structures like lists or objects, depending on the option being configured. The concept emphasizes the distinction between the option’s identity (the setting name) and the data that determines its behavior (the Wert).

Scope and precedence are common considerations for SettingWert. A value can have a global default, a user-specific override, and potential per-session adjustments. The effective Wert is determined by a resolution strategy that may include environment overrides, profile settings, and runtime validation. Validation ensures that the value conforms to expected formats, ranges, and constraints to maintain system stability.

Usage of SettingWert is central to tasks such as theming, localization, performance tuning, feature flags, and other aspects of configurability. It supports dynamic reconfiguration in some systems and contributes to reproducibility by making behavior explicit through explicit configuration data.

Terminology-wise, SettingWert is not a universal standard in major configuration specifications but is encountered in some documentation as shorthand for a setting’s payload. It is related to concepts such as configuration parameter, option value, and user preferences.