Definition of "modifier" in Anglais

noun

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. (It may be any of the following: an adjective phrase, an adverb phrase, a prepositional phrase, a noun phrase, or a subordinate clause.)

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.

4. (computing) Ellipsis of modifier key.