Set
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Set may refer to:
Mathematics
- Set (mathematics), a collection of objects in mathematics
- Set theory
- Category of sets
- Set (computer science), a data type that is a collection of unique values
Chemistry
Psychology
- Set (psychology), a set of expectations which shapes perception or thought
Technology
- Set, to make/become solid: see Solidification
- SET, Secure Electronic Transaction, a standard protocol for securing credit card transactions over insecure networks
- SET, Single-Electron Transistor, a device to amplify currents in nanoelectronics
- SET, single-ended triode, a type of electronic amplifier
- SET Awards, The Science, Engineering & Technology Student of the Year Awards
- Set (command), a command for manipulating environment variables in Unix and Microsoft operating-systems
- Software Engineer in Test, a Quality Assurance job title in some software companies
- Saw set, the process of setting the teeth of a saw so each tooth protrudes to the side of the blade
The arts
Theatre
- Theatrical scenery
- Set construction, construction of scenery for theatrical, movie and video production
Dancing
- Set, the basic square formation in square dancing
Music
- DJ set or DJ mix, a musical performance by a DJ
- Set theory (music), dealing with concepts for categorizing musical objects and describing their relationships
- Set (music), a collection of discrete entities, for example pitch sets, duration sets, and timbre sets
- Set (Thompson Twins album)
- Set (Alex Chilton album)
- Set list, a list of songs to be performed at a concert
Fiction
- Set or Father Set, a fictional deity in the Conan adventure novels by Robert E. Howard and their Marvel Comics interpretation
Sport and games
- Set, a signal used in American football
- Set (darts), when one player wins three legs
- Set (game), a card game
- Set, a unit of play in tennis
- Set, a term for three of a kind in poker
- Set, a unit of play in volleyball (formerly "game")
- Set, a group of repetitions in weight training
- The set, a pitching position in baseball (also called the stretch)
Crime
- Set, a sub-group of a street gang
Religion
- Set or Seth, a Biblical character, a son of Adam and Eve
- Set (mythology), an ancient Egyptian deity
Miscellaneous
- Set and setting, coined by Timothy Leary to describe the mindset and location of hallucinogenic experiences
- Seṭ and aniṭ roots, in Sanskrit grammar
- Set (video game), a group of items that adds specific bonuses
- Set (river), a river in northeastern Spain
- Set or sett, a badger's den
- Set, a small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, especially:
Other acronyms
- Sanlih Entertainment Television, a television channel in Taiwan
- Scalar expectancy theory
- Serial endosymbiosis theory, a theory concerning the origins of mitochondria and plastids
- Senior Engineering Technician, NICET Level IV certification
- Similarity Enhanced Transfer, a technology used to speed up download rate of files on file sharing networks
- Simulated Emergency Test, an amateur radio training exercise
- Single Embryo Transfer
- Societatea Pentru Exploatări Tehnice, a Romanian aeronautics company of the 1920s to 1940s
- Society of Engineering Technologists, a student organization at Texas Tech University
- Sony Entertainment Television, a television channel owned by Sony
- South Eastern Trains, a rail company operating in South East England
- Stock Exchange of Thailand, the national stock exchange of Thailand
- SET Index, an index for the Stock Exchange of Thailand
- Strategic Energy Technologies Plan (EU SET Plan)
- Study of Exceptional Talent, a program for gifted students
- Single-Ended Triode, a type of electronic amplifier
- Social entropy Theory, application of entropy concept to maintenance or disorganisation in society
- Northeastern University, School of Engineering Technology
- Selective Employment Tax, a UK tax on non-productive workers introduced in 1966 and abandoned a few years later
- Southeast Toyota Distributors LLC, a distributor of Toyota vehicles
- Suzuki SET, Suzuki Exhaust Tuning, a device for altering pressure waves within motorcycle exhausts