setting vs site

setting

noun
  • The act of setting. 

  • The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does. 

  • The mounting of a play, etc., for the stage. 

  • The direction of a current of wind. 

  • A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry. 

  • A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music). 

  • A level or placement that a knob or control is set to. 

  • The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario. 

  • Hunting with a setter. 

  • Something set in, or inserted. 

adj
  • that disappears below the horizon 

site

noun
  • The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position 

  • The posture or position of a thing. 

  • A computer installation, particularly one associated with an intranet or internet service or telecommunications. 

  • A part of the body which has been operated on. 

  • A place fitted or chosen for any certain permanent use or occupation 

  • A category together with a choice of Grothendieck topology. 

  • Region of a protein, a piece of DNA or RNA where chemical reactions take place. 

  • A website. 

verb
  • To situate or place a building or construction project. 

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