modified

adj 1: changed in form or character; "their modified stand made the

issue more acceptable"; "the performance of the

modified aircraft was much improved" [ant: {unmodified}]

2: mediocre [syn: {limited}]

modifier

An operation that alters the state of an

{object}. Modifiers often have names that begin with "set"

and corresponding {selector} functions whose names begin with

"get".

(1998-01-12)