modification

名词 modification:

1. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
   同义词：alteration, adjustment
2. slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
3. the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
   同义词：qualifying, limiting
4. an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
   同义词：change, alteration

1. Automatic modification of the index register.
   自动修改变址寄存器内容。
2. Persistent modification of behavior resulting from an animal's experience.
   行为的修正由动物过去的经历导致的保持终生的行为修正

mod.i.fi.ca.tion

n.Abbr. modif.（名词）缩写 modif.
The act of modifying or the condition of being modified.
限制：限制的行动或被限制的条件
A result of modifying.
限制的结果
A small alteration, adjustment, or limitation.
更改：小小的改变，调正或限制
Biology Any of the changes in an organism caused by environment or activity and not genetically transmissable to offspring.
【生物学】 诱发变异：由环境或行为引起的但不遗传给后代的有机物的变化
Linguistics
【语言学】
A change undergone by a word that is borrowed from another language.
外来语演变：由另一种语言借入的一个词所经历的变化
A phonological change undergone by a word or morpheme when it is used in a construction, as the change ofwill to `ll in they`ll.
变异：一个字词或语素当被用在一个结构中，如在they`ll 中，由 will 变成 `ll 时发生的语音变化

【引伸】
mod.ifica.tor
n.（名词）
mod.ifica.tory