default
/noun UK /dɪˈfɒlt/ /ˈdiː.fɒlt/ US /dɪˈfɑːlt
the thing that exists or happens if you do not change it intentionally by performing an action
Example. Unless something else is agreed, the default is to meet at the hotel at 7.00 p.m
The computer will take 0 as the default value, unless you type in something different
(In default of (= because there is not) any better alternative, we will have to proceed with the original plan (formal
