default method
nounUK /dɪˈfɔːlt ˈmeθəd/
US /dɪˈfɔːlt ˈmeθəd/
The way a computer or program does something when you do not pick a different way.
If you don't choose a printer, the computer uses the default method and prints to the main one.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computer programming, a method in an interface or class that already has a ready-made body, so classes using it do not have to write it again.
The interface includes a default method that returns the object's name.
3. The usual or automatic way something is done when no other choice is made.
Walking is the default method of getting around in this small town.
4. A method that a system uses automatically unless the user changes it.
The app's default method for saving files is to store them in the cloud.