modifier
noun
- substance that changes the velocity of a process without itself being consumed or transformed by the reaction
- grammatical modifier
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈmɒdɪfaɪə/ / /ˈmɑdɪfaɪɚ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English modify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English modifier From modify + -er.
- 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.
“The protected modifier makes a class member visible to subclasses, but not to external code.”
- Ellipsis of modifier key.