default settings; initial settings; initial configuration; initialization; initialisation
reestablish; reset (a password)
price decision; price setting; pricing
configuration (e.g. of a computer or file); user preferences; system environment; environment setting
(annotated) model sheet; character sheet
retroactive continuity (literary device); retcon
would-be creator (esp. writer) who is overly preoccupied with the background setting of their story
connection setup, initialization
mortgage debtor; mortgager; mortgagor
iterative operation; automatic sequential operation
input settings; input configuration
factory settings; default settings