: something (such as a radio station) preprogrammed into a device
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PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Analogue has preset some different screen profiles for each system, giving you either eye-bleedingly sharp and modern graphics and colors or a faded look that mimics the original screen along with a grid effect that renders games in a convincing facsimile of an original Game Boy LCD.
—Brendan Nystedt, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2022
Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
It’s got three presets for crushing ice, making a smoothie, or blending frozen drinks, along with five different manual speed options—all controlled by one dial.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Switching to the Bass Boost preset makes the drums thunderous, but the sound becomes aggressively scooped, overwhelming the mids.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Analogue has preset some different screen profiles for each system, giving you either eye-bleedingly sharp and modern graphics and colors or a faded look that mimics the original screen along with a grid effect that renders games in a convincing facsimile of an original Game Boy LCD.
—Brendan Nystedt, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2022
Noun
Those are fine and good, but the biggest selling point is the presets.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
It’s got three presets for crushing ice, making a smoothie, or blending frozen drinks, along with five different manual speed options—all controlled by one dial.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Preset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preset. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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