Default

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Typically, default is the result when no action is taken. The term has specific meanings in various fields, including:

Default (law)
Default (finance)
Default (computer science) — also contains consumer electronics usage
Default logic
Default (band)
To default in tennis is to fail to participate in or complete a match; for example, due to an injury. If a player defaults, the opponent is considered to have won the match.
defaults (software) is the utility that manipulates Mac OS X plist (preference) files.

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