nastavitev

Nastavitev is a Slovenian noun meaning the act of setting up, configuring, or arranging something, or the resulting configuration. It is used in technology, engineering, and everyday life to describe how a device, program, or system is configured. It derives from the verb nastaviti, to set, place, or adjust.

In information technology and consumer electronics, nastavitve (plural) refer to the settings menus that control software behavior, such as language, display brightness, privacy options, and notifications. In hardware, nastavitve may refer to parameter controls like clock speeds, jumper settings, or network configuration.

Common contexts include software settings, system settings (operating systems), application preferences, user profiles, and network configurations (routers, firewalls). The term is also used in engineering and manufacturing to describe adjustments to machinery, process parameters, or calibration.

Process for using nastavitve typically involves identifying requirements, selecting appropriate options, saving or applying changes, and testing to verify behavior. Many systems support resetting to defaults to recover from problematic configurations.

Examples illustrate its range: adjusting a smartphone’s nastavitve to enable dark mode; configuring a router’s nastavitve to set a Wi‑Fi name and password; changing BIOS nastavitve for boot order.

Notes: In Slovenian, nastavitve is the plural form and nastavitva or nastavitev is used for the singular in some contexts. The term is common in technical documentation, user manuals, and software interfaces, where clear configuration guidance is required.