: something (such as a radio station) preprogrammed into a device
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The program has preset PiP grids—from 2 by 2 to 10 by 10—and your clip tracks snap to fill the resulting spaces.
—PC Magazine, 15 Nov. 2025
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
The presets are designed to handle different textures and recipes, helping standardize results without requiring manual adjustment.
—New Atlas, 5 May 2026
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Verb
For our protagonist, an officer and a hacker preset were available, but no control over the playable character's (and their sibling's) appearance was given.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The program has preset PiP grids—from 2 by 2 to 10 by 10—and your clip tracks snap to fill the resulting spaces.
—PC Magazine, 15 Nov. 2025
Noun
With functions and presets for air-frying, baking, toasting, roasting, broiling, warming, dehydrating, pizza, slow cooking, defrosting and fermenting, the Cosori offers plenty of versatility and can replace appliances like an air fryer, toaster oven, dehydrator and/or slow cooker.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
The presets are designed to handle different textures and recipes, helping standardize results without requiring manual adjustment.
—New Atlas, 5 May 2026
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“Preset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preset. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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