preset

verb

pre·set | \ ˈprē-ˌset

How to pronounce preset (audio)

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preset; presetting

Definition of preset

(Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

: to set in advance

preset

noun

Definition of preset (Entry 2 of 2)

: something (such as a radio station) preprogrammed into a device

Examples of preset in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Cabin controls are neatly arranged in two tiers for audio and AC-vent-fan with an 8-inch touch screen for navigation, phone, radio, apps and a custom button to preset a special direct access for phone or Kia’s UVO subscription e-services. — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "2018 Kia Niro PHEV: The future of plug-and-play," 13 July 2018 That's somewhat understandable, since all those picture choices were preset by Nintendo until very recently. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Switch-hacking trolls reportedly loading pornographic profile pictures," 22 June 2018 But soon, travelers will also be able to preset preferences like temperature, lights, and favorite TV channels or streaming services. — Cassie Shortsleeve, Condé Nast Traveler, "Hilton Plans to Roll Out ‘Smart’ Hotel Rooms Over 2018," 7 Dec. 2017 Kerri Mauch from Griffith presets QQ Trivia on Wednesdays. — Jessi Virtusio, Post-Tribune, "A gathering spot," 22 Dec. 2017 Previous missions had attempted to preset the cameras to pan upwards as the Lunar Module left the Moon, but something had always gone wrong. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Whatever Happened to Apollo 17's Moon Camera?," 21 July 2017 Most terms to rookie contracts are preset by the labor pact. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "Bosa agent: Fines can void $ guarantee," 10 May 2017 Furthermore, the size and growth of a school do not impact class size, which is preset by the district. — Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, "Q&A: Greenwood Village’s Orchard Station Subarea Plan," 8 May 2017 The tarot elements present in the designer’s first two collections for the house were preset as well, intricately beaded appliqué hearts and stars mixed in with embroidered and printed imagery of shamans with horned headpieces and female figures. — Adam Tschorn, latimes.com, "Dior gets dusty and delicate, wild and woolly in the canyons of Calabasas," 15 May 2017

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Alongside customizing cars, players can customize their characters with 14 available presets plus 500 apparel options and 50 emotes. — Anthony Alaniz, Popular Mechanics, "Everything We Know About Forza Horizon 4," 11 Sep. 2018 The biggest drop was during the Metro: Last Light Redux benchmark at 1080p resolution with graphics on the High preset. — Ian Paul, PCWorld, "AMD ReLive review: A stylish video capture tool for Radeon graphics cards," 31 Jan. 2019 Our first test toward this goal is to take an 8K Red camera raw video file, add a couple of titles, and export the final video file from a Premiere timeline as a H.264 file using the YouTube 2160P 4K UHD preset. — Richard Baguley, Ars Technica, "Review: Intel’s 9th Gen Core i9 9900K processor hits 5GHz—just at a price," 17 Nov. 2018 The bundle includes 21 classic synths and keyboards with over 6,500 presets. — Dani Deahl, The Verge, "The best Black Friday deals for DJs and electronic musicians," 21 Nov. 2018 Optimize Your Appliances New appliances come with presets that dictate to you, their owner, when they should be used. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "The World of 2045," 14 Oct. 2018 All of these swappable components can also be programmed to set presets for different games using a customization app. — Tom Warren, The Verge, "Microsoft unveils new Xbox Elite controller in robot white," 29 Aug. 2018 Without antivirus installed, the PC encodes a 3.8GB MKV 1080p video file to the Android tablet preset in one hour and 15 minutes. — Ian Paul, PCWorld, "K7 Ultimate Security review: Simple yet sophisticated," 28 Aug. 2018 For adjustable appliances, like the air conditioner, never accept presets. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "The World of 2045," 14 Oct. 2018

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