Can the word "settings" be used in singular form to mean "parameter"? [closed]

Solution 1:

The word setting is in common use. And regarding your question, it is arguably preferable (by orders of magnitude) to the use of parameter.

After looking through Merriam-Webster, Dictionary.com, and Oxford Dictionaries, I did not find a suitable definition for setting (which would have included its plural form) from which I might derive a good answer. However, it is commonly used in the singular: consider that Google indicates that there are 16,100 results for "default browser setting" while it only lists 620 for "default browser parameter". However, while it is arguably a singular setting (and I would not use the word "settings" when instructing someone to change their default browser) Google lists 88,400 results for "default browser settings".