shortest synonym for default value

Question

Seeking the shortest synonym for use as a variable name, which means the "default value".

There is an option: "want" (from dict.org) But it somehow looks strange. Maybe someone knows a better solution, or would just like to know the opinion of others.

Also http://thesaurus.com/browse/default offer some variants, but its not programming subject.

Am I crazy to choose understandable short variable names, IDs :) But sometimes it takes more time than expected...

Answer 1

If you insist on a short version, go with DEF or DFLT. I've seen both used in many languages as a prefix and suffix.