<option>
value   selected

Must be used in conjunction with the <select> tag. <option> specifies the different selectable values of a <select> box.

<option value="">

   Description
   Specifies the value of this option to be passed to the form handler.
Code
   <option value="somevalue">YOUR TEXT HERE
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<option selected>

   Description
   Specifies that this particular option is the default.
Code
   <option value="somevalue" selected>YOUR TEXT HERE
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