modifier

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈmɒdɪfaɪə/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈmɑdɪfaɪɚ/

Noun

modifier (plural modifiers)

1. One who, or that which, modifies.
2. (grammar) A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase.
3. (programming) A keyword that qualifies the meaning of other code.

   The protected modifier makes a class member visible to subclasses, but not to external code.

Synonyms

• qualifier

Related terms

• postmodifier
• premodifier

Translations

• French: modificateur
• German: Modifikator
• Portuguese: modificador
• Russian: модифика́тор

Translations

• French: modificateur
• German: Bestimmungswort, Bestimmung
• Portuguese: modificador
• Russian: определе́ние
• Spanish: modificador

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