modifier
NounUS[mah-duh-fahy-er]/ˈmɑdəˌfaɪɚ/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (4)
- a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verbSynonyms: qualifierType of content word, open-class wordKinds adjective, dangling modifier, intensifier, adverbPart of phrase
- a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromisingType of moderator
- a person who changes something“an inveterate changer of the menu”Synonyms: changerType of actor, doerKinds normalizer, standardizer, adulterator
- a gene that modifies the effect produced by another geneSynonyms: modifier geneType of gene, cistron
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Mod′i·fi′er noun
1. One who, or that which, modifies. David Hume
2. Grammar A word or phrase that modifies another word, phrase, or sentence, usually by limiting the scope or restricting the meaning of the sentence element modified.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
modifier
<programming> An operation that alters the state of an object. Modifiers often have names that begin with "set" and corresponding selector functions whose names begin with "get".
(1998-01-12)