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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
preset

also pre-set, 1934 (adj.); 1946 (v.); from pre- + set (v.).

Wiktionary
preset
  1. set in advance, or as a default. v

  2. (context transitive English) To set something in advance.

WordNet
preset

adj. set in advance; "a preset plan of action"; "at a predetermined time" [syn: predetermined]

Wikipedia
Preset

Preset may refer to something set in advance, or set as a default. Preset may also refer to:

  • Default (computer science), a setting or value automatically assigned to a software application, computer program, etc .
  • Pre-programmed setting on musical instruments, including:
    • Combination action on pipe organ
    • Preset key (Hammond organ) - inverse color keys on Hammond organs, to recall pre-programmed tonewheel settings
    • Synthesizer patch stored a pre-programmed tone
    • Preset rhythm - pre-programmed rhythm-pattern on drum machine
Mathematics
  • Pre-ordered set
  • A set without an equivalence relation; see
Music
  • PRESET, a rock band from Seattle, Washington
  • The Presets - a Sydney-based Australian duo, consisting of Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes
Schools
  • Preset Pacesetters Institute, a private boarding Senior High school in Madina, Ghana

Usage examples of "preset".

I left, I preset its guidance system for a deorbit trajectory that would bring it down upon Ft.

I left, I preset its guidance system for a deorbit trajectory that would bring it down on Fort Lopez.

He carefully reviewed the daily code words and the frequencies preset into all the aircraft radios and then stuck it under his briefing card.

The three torpedoes nosed into the sea with small splashes for such a weight of steel, plunging deeply but quickly leveling off at their preset depth.

In ten minutes, this unit will automatically fire the thermo at the preset target.

Cerise found the main search program almost at once, and touched more keys to insinuate her own program, replacing the preset parameters with her own datasieve.

Reed dialed the radio channelization knob to Channel Nine, which was preset to Strike frequency.

He punched a preset and the pitch of the static dropped a few octaves, overwhelming the bass reflex in his speakers.

The stereo system dominating a small electronics shop drew him close to the glass, five disk CD changer, digital tuner with forty presets, six-mode preset equalizer, dual full-logic cassette decks, extra bass, and he found himself wondering covetously about sub-woofers and wattage.

Output for a particular task may be set individually or by gang—a certain area hoed clear of weeds, for example, would be done by gang, while picking cotton or fruit would be individually graded against the preset norm.

I fetched her down by inactivating the ghost and switching to a preset landing mode.

JUST BEFORE VOYAGER 2 was to encounter the Uranus system, the mission design had specified a final maneuver, a brief firing of the on-board propulsion system to position the spacecraft correctly so it could thread its way on a preset path among the hurtling moons.

When Fergus dropped below a certain level of awareness, the skin resistance increased over a preset value to operate the switch.

Four times a day, when tracking an undercover operation, one or more aircraft belonging to AMEXICO, and of a type unknown to Steve, flew back and forth on preset flight-paths, with electronic ears tuned to the ground below.