Settings = Preferences

ku4hx wrote:

Apple in its inimitable fashion saw fit to believe "Settings" is a better word after all these years. Personally I'm of the opinion a programmer just didn't have enough real work that day.

Or, it was part of the ongoing convergence between macOS and iOS. Also, "Settings" is far more common on other platforms.

jojolindsay wrote:

That programmer should continue changing the wording in the HELP section

Programmers don't write the documentation. Also, Apple continues to offer versions of support documentation for previous versions of macOS so, yes, there will be places where you might see "Settings".

If using Mac OS Ventura, yes.

Apple in its inimitable fashion saw fit to believe "Settings" is a better word after all these years. Personally I'm of the opinion a programmer just didn't have enough real work that day.

Further proof that Apple owns the operating system, not the end user licensees, and can do whatever they want to it without any user consideration. Just like the computer vendors in the 1980s…

Just like the computer vendors in the 1980s…

& 90's, & 00's and 10's...