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default
Last modified: Thursday, July 31, 2003
A value or setting that a device or program automatically selects if you do not specify a substitute. For example, word processors have default margins and default page lengths that you can override or reset.
The default drive is the disk drive the computeraccesses unless you specify a different disk drive. Likewise, the default directory is the directory the operating system searches unless you specify a different directory.
The default can also be an action that a device or program will take. For example, some word processors generate backupfilesby default.
