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  • 31default — n. & v. n. 1 failure to fulfil an obligation, esp. to appear, pay, or act in some way. 2 lack, absence. 3 a preselected option adopted by a computer program when no alternative is specified by the user or programmer. v. 1 intr. fail to fulfil an… …

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  • 32default on — verb fail to pay up • Syn: ↑default • Ant: ↑pay up (for: ↑default) • Derivationally related forms: ↑default (for: ↑ …

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  • 33default — {{11}}default (n.) early 13c., offense, crime, sin, later (late 13c.) failure, failure to act, from O.Fr. defaute (12c.) fault, defect, failure, culpability, lack, privation, from V.L. *defallita a deficiency or failure, pp. of *defallere, from L …

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  • 34default — 1 noun 1 by default if you win a game, competition etc by default, you win it because your opponent did not play or because there were no other competitors 2 (U) formal failure to do something that you are supposed to do according to the law or… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35default — de•fault [[t]dɪˈfɔlt[/t]] n. 1) cvb failure to act; inaction or neglect: They lost their best client by default[/ex] 2) failure to meet financial obligations 3) law failure to comply with a legal obligation 4) spo Sports. failure to appear for or …

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  • 36default —    A standard setting, used until an alternative is chosen. The default server is the first server that you log on to. The default drive is the drive that a workstation is currently using.    A default is usually a relatively safe course of… …

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  • 37default — Fault; neglect; omission; the failure to perform a duty or obligation; the failure of a person to pay money when due or when lawfully demanded. Docking v National Surety Co. 122 Kan 235, 252 P 201. The failure of a party to an action to appear in …

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  • 38default — de·fault s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS ingl. condizione operativa predisposta per un dispositivo o un programma in modo da essere assunta automaticamente in mancanza di specifiche istruzioni da parte dell utente: valore, opzione di default… …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 39default — wörtlich übersetzt Mangel , in Ermangelung . In der EDV der Begriff für einen Standardwert, der immer dann herangezogen wird, wenn keine näheren Angaben oder Parameter definiert wurden. Bei Websites wird immer dann eine sogenannte Default Datei… …

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  • 40default — 1. noun 1) the incidence of defaults on loans Syn: nonpayment, failure to pay, bad debt 2) Browne lost the case by default Syn: inaction, omission, lapse, neglect, negligence, disregard; failure to appear, abs …

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