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set-and-forget

set-and-forget adjective: of a device setting, a strategy, etc.: configured a certain way and then left without further attention.

Adjective

set-and-forget (not comparable)

  1. Of a device setting, a strategy, etc.: configured a certain way and then left without further attention.
    • If you're using a set-and-forget compass, draw a big sigh of relief at this point. You can forget about adding and subtracting angles once you've set the declination and double-checked that you set it in the right direction.2012, Glenn Randall, Outward Bound Map & Compass Handbook Revised, page 52
    • The set-and-forget trader is playing fundamental direction and is seeking very large moves of 150 to 300 pips. This trader doesn't want to sit and watch the screen but play the longer moves and forces behind forex.2012, Abe Cofnas, The Forex Trading Course

Questions about set-and-forget

What does set-and-forget mean?
Set-and-forget means of a device setting, a strategy, etc.: configured a certain way and then left without further attention.
What part of speech is set-and-forget?
Set-and-forget is an adjective.

Words near set-and-forget in the dictionary

  1. set up shop
  2. set up someone's birse
  3. set up to oneself
  4. set upon
  5. set with
  6. set-and-forget
  7. set-aside
  8. set-builder notation
  9. set-down
  10. set-downs
  11. set-fair

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