settings-driven application

noun
UK /ˈsɛtɪŋz ˈdrɪvən ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən/
US /ˈsɛtɪŋz ˈdrɪvən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/

A settings-driven application is a computer program that changes how it works based on choices you make in its settings.

The game is a settings-driven application, so you can make it easier by turning on the helper mode.

SYNONYMS

configurable apppreference-based programcustomizable softwareoption-controlled application

RELATED WORDS

settings menuconfigurationpreferencesuser optionscontrol panel

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Software whose behavior is mostly decided by configuration files rather than by code written for each case.

The team built a settings-driven application so each school could set its own rules without new code.

3. An app that lets users adjust features like language, theme, and notifications.

Because it is a settings-driven application, she switched the language to Spanish in one tap.

4. A program that reads saved settings at startup and acts differently for each user.

The settings-driven application remembered his dark theme and large text every time he logged in.