¹ Thus, in law, to default (such as on a loan) means to fail to act properly (by not paying on the loan). In both settings, default (n.) means a fault or failure, generally a failure of inaction, and default (v.) means to fail in such a way. This fact can be used to give a definitive answer to your question. The word default, as used in computing, originally had the same meaning as the word used in law, and is still often used this way, especially the verb form. The action of setting or adjusting something beforehand. In this case, my thumbling ellipsis conceals nothing of importance, only another facet of observed lexical use: a setting made beforehand, a pre-existing setting or value. on electronic musical instruments and audio and video equipment.įor a pedant from my heyday, when hi-fidelity was very much the thing, the use with reference to audio equipment and musical instruments is more familiar than its somewhat different use lately, as represented by the earlier, notso special gloss.Ī derivative term may suit your context better: It should also be noted that I put my thumb on the scales by omitting the especially part: My memory insists the term is more common in the closed form, without the hyphen, nowadays. They each have their points, and, as with all word choices out of context, their disappoints.įirst, the candidate I've seen in the computing context you've described:Ī control that is adjusted beforehand (either during manufacture or by the user) to a particular setting.
Without a sentence showing how you intend to use the word, answering the question is perhaps more difficult than it would otherwise be.
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