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factory setting

factory setting noun: the default configuration of a device when it is first manufactured and sold.

Noun

factory setting (plural factory settings)

  1. (also) The default configuration of a device when it is first manufactured and sold.

Forms of factory setting

pluralfactory settings

Questions about factory setting

What does factory setting mean?
Factory setting means the default configuration of a device when it is first manufactured and sold.
What part of speech is factory setting?
Factory setting is a noun.
What is the plural of factory setting?
The plural of factory setting is factory settings.

Words near factory setting in the dictionary

  1. factory reset
  2. factory resets
  3. factory resetting
  4. factory second
  5. factory seconds
  6. factory setting
  7. factory settings
  8. factory ship
  9. factory ships
  10. factory team
  11. factory teams

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