modifier en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɑdɪfaɪɚ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmɒdɪfaɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English modify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English modifier From modify + -er.
Meanings
- One who, or that which, modifies.
- A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase. (It may be any of the following: an adjective phrase, an adverb phrase, a prepositional phrase, a noun phrase, or a subordinate clause.)
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A keyword that qualifies the meaning of other code.
The protected modifier makes a class member visible to subclasses, but not to external code.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of modifier key.
alt of modifier key
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| modifiers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
access modifier · dangling modifier · small ubiquitin-related modifier · squinting modifier · immunomodifier · compound modifier · submodifier · modifier key
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Translations (43)
fr modificateuse (one who modifies) · sk prívlastok (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · ko 수식어 (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · hu jelző (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · fa-ira اِصْلاحْگَر (one who modifies) · ml വിശേഷണം (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · es modificador (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · fi määrite (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · de Bestimmungswort (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · gl modificador (one who modifies) · be азначэ́ньне (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · fr modificateur (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · fi määriteosa (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · de Bestimmung (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · bg модифика́тор (one who modifies) · fi modifikaattori (one who modifies) · ca modificador (one who modifies) · uk озна́чення (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · ja 修飾語 (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · de Modifikator (one who modifies) · sv attribut (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · fr modificateur (one who modifies) · pt modificador (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · sl prilastek (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · pl modyfikator (one who modifies) · fi muunnin (one who modifies) · pt modificador (one who modifies) · ru определе́ние (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · cmn 修飾語 /修饰语 (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · de Attribut (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · ru модифика́тор (one who modifies) · de Modifikatorin (one who modifies) · be азначэ́нне (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · bg определе́ние (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · cs přívlastek (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · hi विशेषण (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · ml ഭേദകം (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · hu szabad bővítmény (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · sa विशेषण (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · ja 修飾子 (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · nb adledd (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · nl modificeerder (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) · pl przydawka (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase)