modifier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.)
A keyword that qualifies the meaning of other code.
Ellipsis of modifier key.

/ˈmɒdɪfaɪə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-modifier.wav /ˈmɑdɪfaɪɚ/

modifier modifiers

From modify + -er.

qualifier

postmodifier premodifier

access modifier compound modifier dangling modifier immunomodifier modifier key small ubiquitin-related modifier squinting modifier submodifier

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