Definition of default. Meaning of default. Synonyms of default

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Definition of default

Default
Default De*fault", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Defaulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Defaulting.] 1. To fail in duty; to offend. That he gainst courtesy so foully did default. --Spenser. 2. To fail in fulfilling a contract, agreement, or duty. 3. To fail to appear in court; to let a case go by default.
Default
Default De*fault", v. t. 1. To fail to perform or pay; to be guilty of neglect of; to omit; as, to default a dividend. What they have defaulted towards him as no king. --Milton. 2. (Law) To call a defendant or other party whose duty it is to be present in court, and make entry of his default, if he fails to appear; to enter a default against. 3. To leave out of account; to omit. [Obs.] Defaulting unnecessary and partial discourses. --Hales.

Meaning of default from wikipedia

- Look up default in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Default may refer to: Default (law), the failure to do something required by law Default (finance)...
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- 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...
- A credit default swap (CDS) is a financial swap agreement that the seller of the CDS will compensate the buyer in the event of a debt default (by the debtor)...
- of DOS will probe for alternative filenames taking precedence over the default CONFIG.SYS filename if they exist: While older versions of Concurrent DOS...
- A default gateway is the node in a computer network using the Internet protocol suite that serves as the forwarding host (router) to other networks when...
- within the directory structure, the web server will generally serve a default page, which is often referred to as a main or "index" page. A common filename...
- Probability of default (PD) is a financial term describing the likelihood of a default over a particular time horizon. It provides an estimate of the...
- The default effect, a concept within the study of nudge theory, explains the tendency for an agent to generally accept the default option in a strategic...