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Q&A Preferred word for "preferred", "target", "chosen" in end user support documentation

I'm having trouble finding and sticking to one word to indicate whatever value the user intends to use with my instructions. For example: Select your preferred printer. I'm wondering what s...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Pierce Devol‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:18:26Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/46272
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Pierce Devol‭ · 2019-12-08T12:18:26Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm having trouble finding and sticking to one word to indicate whatever value the user intends to use with my instructions.

For example:

> Select your preferred printer.

I'm wondering what synonyms for "preferred" you would use in such a situation.

Would something more direct like "target" be more fitting? Such as:

> Select the target disk.

In short, how do convey to the user that this is the time to enter preferences and not some data that they may have missed earlier?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-06-26T17:44:29Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 15