Mod
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General
- Honour ModerationsHonour ModerationsHonour Moderations are a first set of examinations at Oxford University in England during the first part of the degree course for some courses ....
, a first set of examinations at Oxford University - Maximum operating depthMaximum operating depthIn technical diving and nitrox diving, the maximum operating depth of a breathing gas is the depth at which the partial pressure of oxygen of the gas mix exceeds a safe limit...
, in scuba diving, the depth at which a gas mix exceeds safe limits - Ministry of Defence, the part of a government responsible for matters of military defence
- Modesto City-County AirportModesto City-County AirportModesto City-County Airport , also known as Harry Sham Field, is located two miles southeast of the central business district of Modesto, a city in Stanislaus County, California, USA.- History :...
, Stanislaus County, California, US - Museum of Discovery and ScienceMuseum of Discovery and ScienceThe Museum of Discovery and Science is a museum located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is one of the largest museums of its kind in Florida, and has the most visitors of any museum in the state. The museum features its own AutoNation IMAX theater, and shows 3-D IMAX films in which viewers wear...
, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US - Multiple organ dysfunction syndromeMultiple organ dysfunction syndromeMultiple organ dysfunction syndrome ', previously known as multiple organ failure or multisystem organ failure , is altered organ function in an acutely ill patient requiring medical intervention to achieve homeostasis...
, a medical condition - MOD (0.129 seconds), basic unit of time used in the MODAPTS predetermined motion time systemPredetermined motion time systemA predetermined motion time system is frequently used to set labor rates in industry by quantifying the amount of time required to perform specific tasks. The first such system is known as Methods-time measurement, released in 1948 and today existing in several variations, commonly known as...
Music
- Mods (band), a Norwegian rock band
- Mod (Scotland)Mod (Scotland)A mod is a festival of Scottish Gaelic song, arts and culture. Historically, the Gaelic word mòd refers to any kind of assembly. There are both local mods, and an annual national mod, the Royal National Mod...
, a festival of Scottish Gaelic song, arts and culture - The ModsThe ModsThe Mods is an American rock and roll band from Boston, Massachusetts, who became known as 'Boston's British Beat'. The band featured Paul Narotski on bass and vocals, Jack Peterson on keyboards, rhythm guitar and vocals, the percusion stylings of Harry Sandler, Chuckie Norton on lead guitar, Bobby...
, multiple bands - M.O.D.M.O.D.M.O.D. was a crossover thrash band from New York City, fronted by former Anthrax roadie and Stormtroopers of Death vocalist Billy Milano. The band existed from 1986 to 1997, and again from 2001 to 2008...
, "Method of Destruction", a crossover thrash band from New York City, fronted by Billy Milano - MuchOnDemandMuchOnDemandMuchOnDemand was an hour-long per broadcast viewer interactive television program aired on MuchMusic, Monday through Friday at 5pm ET. It was broadcast live from the Much broadcasting studio on 299 Queen Street West in Toronto. The Best of MuchOnDemand, aired Sundays at 10am ET, highlighting the...
, a music-television show that airs on MuchMusicMuchMusicMuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
in Canada - Circuit bendingCircuit bendingCircuit bending is the creative customization of the circuits within electronic devices such as low voltage, battery-powered guitar effects, children's toys and small digital synthesizers to create new musical or visual instruments and sound generators....
, as "Mod", an abbreviation for "modifications" to an existing circuit such as a guitar pedal, digital keyboard, or drum machine - Module fileModule fileModule files are a family of music file formats originating from the MOD file format on Amiga systems used in late 1980s...
, a family of computer music formats which play patterns of embedded sound samples- MOD (file format)MOD (file format)MOD is a computer file format used primarily to represent music, and was the first module file format. MOD files use the “.MOD” file extension, except on the Amiga where the original trackers instead use a “mod.” prefix scheme, e.g. “mod.echoing”...
, the first module file format
- MOD (file format)
Popular culture
- Mod (subculture), 1960s British youth subculture
- Mod revivalMod RevivalThe mod revival was a music genre and subculture that started in England in 1978 and later spread to other countries . The mod revival's mainstream popularity was relatively short, although its influence has lasted for decades...
, a rebirth of the mod subculture in the late 1970s - Mod Club TheatreMod Club TheatreMod Club Theatre is a nightclub in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its address is 722 College Street, which is in Little Italy. The venue hosts live performance concerts and DJ nights, featuring genres like rock, pop, electronic music and hip hop.Mod Club Theatre has a capacity of about 600...
, a nightclub in Toronto, Ontario - Body modificationBody modificationBody modification is the deliberate altering of the human body for any non-medical reason, such as aesthetics, sexual enhancement, a rite of passage, religious reasons, to display group membership or affiliation, to create body art, shock value, or self expression...
, the deliberate altering of the human body for non-medical reasons
Film and games
- The Master of DisguiseThe Master of DisguiseThe Master of Disguise is a family fantasy comedy film released in 2002 starring actors Dana Carvey, Jennifer Esposito, James Brolin and Brent Spiner...
, a 2002 comedy film - The Master of Dimensions, a 1996 point-and-click adventure game
- Mod (computer gaming)Mod (computer gaming)Mod or modification is a term generally applied to personal computer games , especially first-person shooters, role-playing games and real-time strategy games. Mods are made by the general public or a developer, and can be entirely new games in themselves, but mods are not standalone software and...
, making additions to a game to modify it. - Mod (film)Mod (film)Mod is a movie by director Nagesh Kukunoor, starring Ayesha Takia Azmi and Rannvijay Singh. The cast also includes Raghuvir Yadav, Tanvi Azmi and Anant Mahadevan. The movie was released on 30th September 2011. The music of the movie is by Tapas Relia....
, a 2011 movie
Computer culture
- Moderator, especially:
- Forum moderator, a person who watches over an Internet message board
- Moderator on Duty, a forum moderator actively watching/acting
- Case moddingCase moddingCase modification is the modification of a computer chassis , or a video game console chassis. Modifying a computer case in any non-standard way is considered a case mod...
, the modification of a computer chassis - Masters of DeceptionMasters of DeceptionMasters of Deception was a New York-based hacker group. MOD reportedly controlled all the major telephone RBOC's and X.25 networks as well as controlling large parts of the backbone of the rapidly emerging Internet....
, a New York-based hacker group
Technology
- Magneto-optical driveMagneto-optical driveA magneto-optical drive is a kind of optical disc drive capable of writing and rewriting data upon a magneto-optical disc. Both 130 mm and 90 mm form factors exist. The technology was introduced commercially in 1985...
, a data storage device using both optical and magnetic technologies - Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS), an XML file format used for a bibliographic element-set
- Module fileModule fileModule files are a family of music file formats originating from the MOD file format on Amiga systems used in late 1980s...
, a family of computer music formats which play patterns of embedded sound samples- MOD (file format)MOD (file format)MOD is a computer file format used primarily to represent music, and was the first module file format. MOD files use the “.MOD” file extension, except on the Amiga where the original trackers instead use a “mod.” prefix scheme, e.g. “mod.echoing”...
, the first module file format
- MOD (file format)
- ModchipModchipA modchip is a small electronic device used to modify or disable built-in restrictions and limitations of computers, specifically videogame consoles...
, a device designed to modify the behavior of an electronic system - Mod (computer gaming)Mod (computer gaming)Mod or modification is a term generally applied to personal computer games , especially first-person shooters, role-playing games and real-time strategy games. Mods are made by the general public or a developer, and can be entirely new games in themselves, but mods are not standalone software and...
, a third-party or fan-made (usually fan-made) modification to a computer game - Module (programming), a self-contained component of a software system
- MOD and TOD (video format)MOD and TOD (video format)MOD and TOD are recording formats for use in digital tapeless camcorders. The formats are comparable to XDCAM EX, HDV and AVCHD.-Overview:...
, a tapeless video format by JVC
Mathematics
- Modulo (further disambiguation), loosely meaning "except" or "without"
- Modular arithmeticModular arithmeticIn mathematics, modular arithmetic is a system of arithmetic for integers, where numbers "wrap around" after they reach a certain value—the modulus....
, a system of arithmetic for integers where numbers return to zero after a certain value - Division:
- Modulo operationModulo operationIn computing, the modulo operation finds the remainder of division of one number by another.Given two positive numbers, and , a modulo n can be thought of as the remainder, on division of a by n...
, the remainder of division of one number by another - RemainderRemainderIn arithmetic, the remainder is the amount "left over" after the division of two integers which cannot be expressed with an integer quotient....
, the "left over" part in division of integers which cannot be expressed with an integer quotient
- Modulo operation
- Modular exponentiationModular exponentiationModular exponentiation is a type of exponentiation performed over a modulus. It is particularly useful in computer science, especially in the field of cryptography....
, a type of exponentiation performed over a modulus - Mod n cryptanalysisMod n cryptanalysisIn cryptography, mod n cryptanalysis is an attack applicable to block and stream ciphers. It is a form of partitioning cryptanalysis that exploits unevenness in how the cipher operates over equivalence classes modulo n...
, a partitioning attack applicable to block and stream ciphers
See also
- Module, an interchangeable component
- Modification, with particular reference to modifications in technology
- Mode
- Modern historyModern historyModern history, or the modern era, describes the historical timeline after the Middle Ages. Modern history can be further broken down into the early modern period and the late modern period after the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution...