mod

Game file tweak

Mod is a shortening that has several applications.

A mod is a modification, especially to a video game or software that alters or extends its features: I installed a graphics mod that makes the game look incredible.

In online communities, a mod is a moderator who enforces rules and manages discussions.

As a verb, to mod something is to modify it or to serve as a moderator.

The word also refers to a British youth subculture of the 1960s characterized by sharp fashion and motor scooters.

fashion

1960s

Decade after the fifties

  • VespaItalian motor scooter brand
  • scooterTwo-wheeled standing vehicle
  • parkaInsulated hooded winter coat

Fred Perry · Carnaby Street · The Who · Quadrophenia · ska · fishtail · slim fit · Chelsea boots · Lambretta · British

modification

alteration

Act of modifying

tweak · edit · revision · conversion · retrofit · overhaul · remodeling · refinement · reworking · tailoring

technology

plugin

Modular software extension

library · firmware · driver · API · integration · compatibility · configuration · loadable · interface

moderation

forum

Gathering place for discourse

  • guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
  • policiesAdopted courses of action
  • banOfficial restriction on something

mute · removal · approval · flagging · reporting · enforcement · spam filter · community standards · terms of service · shadowban

gaming

patch

Material covering damage

  • DLCSupplemental game content
  • expansionIncrease in scope
  • add-onOptional supplementary component

skins · texture pack · cheat · trainer · Nexus · modder · compatibility · workshop

moderator

facilitator

Neutral process guide

umpire · adjudicator · overseer · supervisor · administrator · regulator · monitor · watchdog · guardian · steward

Categories
Opposites
style/fashion currency

modold-fashioned

Belonging to earlier times

dated · outdated · antiquated · out-of-date · unfashionable

BRITISH SUBCULTURE (1960s)

modrocker

Chair on curved rails

greaser · teddy boy · biker · punk · hippie

software/game modification

modvanilla

Orchid pod extract

original · stock · unmodified · unmodded · unaltered

Phrases
Family

model, modern, mode, modest, modify, moderation, moderator, modernize, modified

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G