default state
Factory preset setting
The default state is the condition something reverts to when no other input or choice has been made—the baseline before customization.
Software returns to its default state after a reset.
The term extends beyond technology: After the crisis passed, the office returned to its default state of mild chaos.
In psychology, a person's default state might be their characteristic mood or disposition when nothing particular is happening.
- baselineStandard for comparison
- base levelFundamental reference standard
- neutralNot favoring any side
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- factory settingsOriginal device configuration
reset · original · preset · standard · idle · resting · equilibrium · normal · unchanged · initial · fallback · vanilla · stock · out-of-the-box · dormant · passive · automatic · revert
- originalsoriginal, authentic, genuine, prototype, archetype
- initial conditionsstarting point, baseline, origin, blank slate, clean slate
default statespecial case
Instance warranting distinct treatment
edge case · exception · anomaly · deviation · aberration
default, defaults, defaulted, defaulting, defaulter, defaulters, fault, faults, faulty