DEFAULT

(RESULT) [noun] [U] - what exists or happens if you do not change it intentionally by performing an actionUnless something else happens, the default is to meet at the hotel at 7.00 p.m.The computer will take '0' as the default value, unless you type in something different.The default paper size is US letter, so change it to A4.(formal) In default of (= Because there is not) any better alternative, we will have to proceed with the original plan.