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The current setting and action taken by software. Application programs have myriad defaults, including margin settings, font style and size, the printer that should be used and the folder name...
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Definition: default
The current setting and action taken by software. Application programs have myriad defaults, including margin settings, font style and size, the printer that should be used and the folder name for saving files. A default setting implies that it can be changed by the user.
Because a particular setting may affect how the hardware operates, one can say there are "hardware defaults." However, unless there are physical switches or levers in the hardware that change the default, a default setting is in the software.
Default is also a verb. For example, "the program defaults to xyz," means that the program does xyz under these circumstances unless directed otherwise. See default browser, default directory, default drive, default font and default gateway.
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