factory settings
nounUK /ˈfæk.tər.i ˈset.ɪŋz/
US /ˈfæk.tɚ.i ˈset̬.ɪŋz/
The way a device works when it is brand new, before anyone changes anything.
If your phone is acting strange, you can reset it to factory settings.
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2. The standard setup a program uses unless the user chooses something else.
The app opens in dark mode because that is one of its factory settings.
3. A starting condition to which a machine can be returned after changes.
The technician put the printer back to factory settings to fix the error.
4. The original options chosen by the maker of a product.
These are the factory settings, so the brightness is set just as it left the workshop.