Default vs Automatic - What's the difference?
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(finance) The condition of failing to meet an obligation.
(electronics, computing) the original software programming settings as set by the factory
A loss incurred by failing to compete.
A selection made in the absence of an alternative.
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(often, attributive) A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed.
(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.
(obsolete) Fault; offence; wrong act.
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To fail to meet an obligation.
To lose a competition by failing to compete.
(computing) To assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard.
(legal) To fail to appear and answer a summons and complaint.
Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
(computing, of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
(maths, of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata
A car with automatic transmission.
A semi-automatic firearm.
As nouns the difference between default and automatic
is that default is the condition of failing to meet an obligation while automatic is a car with automatic transmission.As a verb default
is to fail to meet an obligation.As an adjective automatic is
capable of operating without external control or intervention.default
English
(wikipedia default)Noun
(en noun)- 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.
- The team's three losses include one default .
- ''The man became the leader of the group as a default .
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- If you don't specify a number of items, the default is 1.
- This evil has happened through the governor's default .
- And pardon craved for his so rash default .
- regardless of our merit or default
Verb
(en verb)- If you do not make your payments, you will default on your loan.
- If you refuse to wear a proper uniform, you will not be allowed to compete and will default this match.
- If you don't specify a number of items, it defaults to 1.
Anagrams
* ----automatic
English
Alternative forms
* automatickAdjective
(-)- The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device
- The reaction was automatic : flight!
Synonyms
* (without conscious thought) perfunctory, thoughtless, instinctiveAntonyms
* (capable of operating without external control) manual * (without conscious thought) voluntaryDerived terms
* automatically * automaticity * automatic transmission * automaticalNoun
(en noun)- I never learned to drive a stick. I can only drive an automatic .