mode
Pronunciation: /məʊd/
noun
- 1a way or manner in which something occurs or is experienced, expressed, or done: his preferred mode of travel was a kayak
- an option allowing a change in the method of operation of a device, especially a camera: a camcorder in automatic mode
- Computing a way of operating or using a system: some computers provide several so-called processor modes
- Physics any of the distinct kinds or patterns of vibration of an oscillating system.
- Logic the character of a modal proposition (whether necessary, contingent, possible, or impossible).
- Logic & Grammaranother term for mood2.
