noun
preferences
noun
1
The settings a user chooses to customize how a piece of software or a device behaves.
"Go to preferences to change the app's notification sounds."
How to Use Preferences
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishIn tech, the menu where you adjust settings to suit how you personally want something to work.
Common pairings
open preferences
app preferences
user preferences
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Go to _____ to change the app's notification sounds.