initialoption
nounUK /ɪˈnɪʃəl ˈɒpʃən/
US /ɪˈnɪʃəl ˈɑːpʃən/
The first choice you can pick.
When you start the game, your initialoption is the easy level.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The first setting a program uses when it opens.
The app's initialoption is to show the home screen.
3. The first plan someone suggests before other ideas are added.
Her initialoption was to walk, but later she chose to ride.
4. The first answer a student writes before checking it again.
His initialoption was wrong, so he changed it.