ruleset

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English rule

Middle English set

English set

English ruleset

From rule + set.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹulˌsɛt/

Noun

ruleset (plural rulesets)

1. (chiefly computing) A set of rules.

   Alternative form: rule set

   • 2020 June 6, Alan Bernal, “Overwatch gets crazy minigames with epic WarioWare-inspired mod”, in Dexerto‎^[1], archived from the original on 16 May 2021:

     Every microgame lasts five seconds until it shifts to the next randomly selected ruleset.

   • 2021 November 4, Jacob Hale, “CoD Vanguard official CDL ruleset revealed: Day 1 rules”, in Dexerto‎^[2], archived from the original on 29 May 2022:

     While CDL rulesets are something that will be gradually refined before and throughout the course of the season (not even including the players’ Gentlemen’s Agreements), there’s always a good few things to discuss when the Day 1 ruleset becomes available to peruse.

Related terms

• rulemaker, rulemaking
• ruletaker

Translations

Translations

• Polish: zestaw reguł m inan

See also

• instruction set

Anagrams

• Eutsler, Teruels