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(dĕ-folt′)

1. Failure to meet an obligation or responsibility, e.g., paying a debt, following a therapeutic regimen.
2. In informatics, an automatic or preset pathway that is followed when no other option or options are selected.
3. In computing, a setting that is automatically or passively displayed when other choices aren’t actively selected.

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