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modification — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • change verb To become different, or to make something different.
  • commit verb To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.
  • edit verb To change, correct, or improve a piece of writing, video, or other content.
  • modification noun A change made to something, especially one that adjusts it without changing its basic nature.
  • revision noun The process of reviewing and correcting a piece of work, or the corrected version itself.

Senses

modification is used for these senses in English:

  • change (countable, uncountable) The process of becoming different.
  • commit (programming) The submission of source code or other material to a source control repository.
  • edit (computing) A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.
  • modification The act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact; an alteration or adjustment. [from 18th c.]
  • revision (countable) A changed edition, or new version; a modification.

change — full definition

  1. verb To become different, or to make something different.
  2. verb To replace one thing with another, such as clothes or a diaper.
  3. verb To switch from one train, bus, or vehicle to another during a journey.
  4. noun The act or result of becoming different.
  5. noun Coins given back after paying with a larger amount of money than the price.

commit — full definition

  1. verb To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.
  2. verb To pledge or bind oneself to a course of action.
  3. verb To save a set of changes permanently, especially in software or version control.

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