Footing and Setting

Footing

Footing noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

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Setting and footing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Setting" instead a noun "Footing".

Nearby Words: foot, foothold, footway

Setting noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.

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Footing and setting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Footing" instead a noun "Setting".

Nearby Words: set, settling, setter

old	old footing	old setting
good	good footing	good setting
high	high footing	high setting
full	full footing	full setting
Other adjectives: similar, usual, original, actual, military.

Since they're depicted as OCD compared to humans, this actually does put them on an almost equal AI footing with the other races of the setting.

Source: Wetware CPU
Tanks still exist in the setting and can fight Hercs on almost equal footing in spite of a handful of disadvantages.

Source: Real Robot Genre
To lessen canon-faulting, especially with series that do have strict continuity, a new 'neutral' setting is made that offers equal footing for all the characters.

Source: Massive Multiplayer Crossover