Set

Set or The Set may refer to:

Science, technology, and mathematics

Mathematics

• Set (mathematics), a collection of well defined and distinct objects
• Set theory
• Category of sets
• Convex set

Electronics and computing

• Set (computer science), a data type that is a collection of unique values
  • Set (C++), a set implementation in the C++ Standard Library
• Set (command), a command for manipulating environment variables in Unix and Microsoft operating-systems
• Secure Electronic Transaction, a standard protocol for securing credit card transactions over insecure networks
• Single-Electron Transistor, a device to amplify currents in nanoelectronics
• Single-ended triode, a type of electronic amplifier

Biology and psychology

• Set (psychology), a set of expectations which shapes perception or thought
• Set or sett, a badger's den
• Set, a small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, especially:
  • Potato set
  • Onion set
• SET (gene), gene for a human protein involved in apoptosis, transcription and nucleosome assembly
• Single Embryo Transfer, used in in vitro fertilization

Physics and chemistry

• A chemical change in an adhesive from unbonded to bonded
  • Set, to make/become solid; see Solidification
• Stress–energy tensor, a physical quantity in the theory of fields
• Single electron transfer

Other uses in science and technology

• Saw set, the process of setting the teeth of a saw so each tooth protrudes to the side of the blade
• Scalar expectancy theory, a model of the processes that govern behavior controlled by time
• Science, Engineering & Technology, e.g. The Science, Engineering & Technology Student of the Year Awards
• Simulated Emergency Test, an amateur radio training exercise
• Software Engineer in Test, a Quality Assurance job title in some software companies
• Strategic Energy Technologies Plan of the European Union
• Suzuki SET, Suzuki Exhaust Tuning of motorcycles

Arts and media

Dance

• Set, the basic square formation in square dancing
• Set, the basic longwise, square or triangular formation in Scottish Country dancing
• Set, the basic formation of more than one couple in Scottish, English and Irish Céilidh

Film and television

• The Set (film)
• Sanlih Entertainment Television, a television channel in Taiwan
• Sony Entertainment Television, a Hindi-language television channel

Music

• The Set (band) Canadian indie band
• 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

Theatre

• Theatrical scenery
• Set construction, construction of scenery for theatrical, movie and video game production

Other arts

• Set (video game), a group of items that adds specific bonuses
• Set or Father Set, a fictional deity in the Conan adventures

Businesses and organizations

• Societatea Pentru Exploatări Tehnice, a Romanian aeronautics company of the 1920s to 1940s
• 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
• Study of Exceptional Talent, a program for gifted students

Religion

• Set (deity) or Seth, an ancient Egyptian deity
• Set or Seth, a Biblical character, a son of Adam and Eve

Sport and games

• Set, a signal used in American football
• Set (game), a card game
• The set, a pitching position in baseball (also called the stretch)
• Set (darts), a sequence of legs (games)
• Set, a unit of play in tennis
• Three of a kind (poker), a type of poker hand
• Set, the second contact in volleyball
• Set, a group of repetitions in weight training

Other uses

• Set and setting, coined by Timothy Leary to describe the mindset and location of hallucinogenic experiences
• Seṭ and aniṭ roots, in Sanskrit grammar
• Set (river), a river in northeastern Spain
• Selective Employment Tax, a tax in the United Kingdom from 1966 to 1973

See also

• General topology, also known as point-set topology
• Sett (disambiguation)
• Setting (disambiguation)
• Setup (disambiguation)
• Seti (disambiguation)