Walkover

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A walkover, also W.O. or w/o (originally two words: "walk over"), is a victory awarded to a player or team in a contest, if there are no opponents available, or they have been disqualified, because the other contestants have forfeited or the other contestants have withdrawn from the contest. The term can apply in sport, elections or other contexts where a victory can be achieved by default. The narrow and extended meanings of "walkover" as a single word are both found from 1829. Other sports-specific variations of the term exist, especially where walking is not involved: competitive rowing, for example, uses the term row over.

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