preset

adj, verb, noun — 4 senses

preset

adj

CA, US, UK /ˈpɹiːsɛt/ · AU, NZ /ˈpɹiːset/

Etymology From pre- + set.

1

Set in advance, or as a default.

preset

verb

Etymology From pre- + set.

1

To set something in advance.

Derived terms
presettable, presetter

preset

noun

Etymology From pre- + set.

1

A setting that is set in advance.

  • To save these settings as a preset, click the Add button in the lower-left corner of the dialog and give the preset a name.2012, Jeff Carlson, The iPad for Photographers: Master the Newest Tool in Your Camera Bag:
2

Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A kind of variable resistor designed to have its resistance set while building the circuit, and then left at that value.

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