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Default vs Absent - What's the difference?

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In lang=en terms the difference between default and absent

is that default is the failure of a defendant to appear and answer a summons and complaint while absent is in the absence of; without.

In obsolete terms the difference between default and absent

is that default is fault; offence; wrong act while absent is absentee; a person who is away on occasion.

As nouns the difference between default and absent

is that default is the condition of failing to meet an obligation while absent is absentee; a person who is away on occasion.

As verbs the difference between default and absent

is that default is to fail to meet an obligation while absent is keep away; stay away; go away.

As an adjective absent is

being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing.

As a preposition absent is

in the absence of; without.

default

English

(wikipedia default)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (finance) The condition of failing to meet an obligation.
    • He failed to make payments on time and is now in default .
    You may cure this default by paying the full amount within a week.
  • (electronics, computing) the original software programming settings as set by the factory
  • A loss incurred by failing to compete.
    • The team's three losses include one default .
  • A selection made in the absence of an alternative.
    • ''The man became the leader of the group as a default .
  • * {{quote-news
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  • (often, attributive) A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed.
    • If you don't specify a number of items, the default is 1.
  • (legal) The failure of a defendant to appear and answer a summons and complaint.
  • (obsolete) A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires.
    • This evil has happened through the governor's default .
  • (obsolete) Fault; offence; wrong act.
  • * Spenser
    • And pardon craved for his so rash default .
  • * Alexander Pope
    • regardless of our merit or default

    Related terms

    * by default

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fail to meet an obligation.
    • If you do not make your payments, you will default on your loan.
  • To lose a competition by failing to compete.
    • If you refuse to wear a proper uniform, you will not be allowed to compete and will default this match.
  • (computing) To assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard.
    • If you don't specify a number of items, it defaults to 1.
  • (legal) To fail to appear and answer a summons and complaint.

    • Related terms

    * by default * default on * in default

    Anagrams

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    absent

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Etymology 1

    * From (etyl) absent, (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing.
  • * 1623 , (William Shakespeare), All’s Well That Ends Well, II-iii
    • Expecting absent friends.
  • (not comparable) Not existing; lacking.
    • The part was rudimental or absent .
  • (sometimes, comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
  • * 1746-1747 , Chesterfield, Letters to his Son
    • What is commonly called an absent man is commonly either a very weak or a very affected man.
    Antonyms
    * present
    Related terms
    * absence * absentee * absenteeism

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Absentee; a person who is away on occasion.

    • Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • (legal) In the absence of; without.
  • * 1919 , State vs. Britt, Supreme Court of Missouri, Division 2, in The Southwestern Reporter , page 427
    • If the accused refuse upon demand to pay money or deliver property (absent any excuse or excusing circumstance) which came into his hands as a bailee, such refusal might well constitute some evidence of conversion, with the requisite fraudulent intent required by the statute.
  • * 2011 , David Elstein, letter, London Review of Books , XXXIII.15:
    • the Princess Caroline case [...] established that – absent a measurable ‘public interest’ in publication – she was safe from being photographed while out shopping.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) absenter, from .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (transitive, now, reflexive) Keep away; stay away; go away.
  • *
    • Go; for thy stay, not free, absents thee more;
  • * 1701-1703 , , "Remarks on Italy"
    • If after due summons any member absents himself, he is to be fined.
  • *
    • This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.
  • (obsolete) Stay away; withdraw.
  • (rare) Leave.

    • Anagrams

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    References

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