Default may refer to:
Law
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Default (law), the failure to do something required by law
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Default (finance)
In finance, default is failure to meet the legal obligations (or conditions) of a loan, for example when a home buyer fails to make a mortgage payment, or when a corporation or government fails to pay a bond which has reached maturity. A na ...
, failure to satisfy the terms of a loan obligation or failure to pay back a loan
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Default judgment, a binding judgment in favor of either party based on some failure to take action by the other party
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Default rule {{inline, date=June 2021
In legal theory, a default rule is a rule of law that can be overridden by a contract, trust, will, or other legally effective agreement. Contract law, for example, can be divided into two kinds of rules: ''default rules'' ...
, a rule of law that can be overridden by a contract, trust, will, or other legally effective agreement
Science, technology
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Default (computer science)
A default, in computer science, refers to the preexisting value of a user-configurable setting that is assigned to a software application, computer program or device. Such settings are also called presets or factory presets, especially for electro ...
, a preset setting or value that will be used if no choice is done during program use or installation and setup
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Default password, allows the device to be accessed during its initial setup, or after resetting to factory defaults
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defaults (software), a command line utility for plist (preference) files for macOS and GNUstep
Music
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"Default" (Atoms for Peace song), 2012
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Default (band)
Default is a Canadian rock band formed in Vancouver in 1999. Since forming, the band has released four albums, and has sold more than a million records. The majority of their fan base is in Canada, but they had brief mainstream success in the Uni ...
, a Canadian post-grunge and alternative rock band
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"Default" (Django Django song), 2012
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By Default'', a 2016 album by Band of Skulls
Other uses
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''Default'' (2014 film), an American action thriller film
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''Default'' (2018 film), a South Korean drama film
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Default (tennis) __NOTOC__
Disqualifications in tennis can occur for unsporting conduct.
ATP rules state that:
Players shall not at any time physically abuse any official, opponent, spectator or other person within the precincts of the tournament site. For purpose ...
, a disqualification in the game of tennis
See also
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Walkover
John Baxter Taylor and William Robbins (athlete)">William Robbins to refuse to race in protest.
A walkover, also W.O. or w/o (originally two words: "walk over") is awarded to the opposing team/player etc, if there are no other players avai ...
or win by default, in sport
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