Default may refer to:
Law
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Default (law)
In law, a default is the failure to do something required by law or to comply with a contractual obligation. Legal obligations can arise when a response or appearance is required in legal proceedings, after taking out a loan, or as agreed in a ...
, 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 natio ...
, failure to satisfy the terms of a loan obligation or failure to pay back a loan
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Default judgment
Default judgment is a binding judgment in favor of either party based on some failure to take action by the other party. Most often, it is a judgment in favor of a plaintiff when the defendant has not responded to a summons or has failed to app ...
, 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, 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 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)
defaults is a command line utility that manipulates plist files. Introduced in 1998 OPENSTEP, ''defaults'' is found in the system's descendants macOS and GNUstep.
The name "defaults" derives from OpenStep's name for user preferences, ''Defa ...
, 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 Unit ...
, 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), 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 avail ...
or win by default, in sport
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