modifier
UK /ˈmɒdɪfaɪə/ US /ˈmɑdɪfaɪɚ/
noun 4
Collocations
2ADJ.
protected
MODIFIER + NOUN
class
Definitions
noun
1
One who, or that which, modifies.
2
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
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
Ellipsis of modifier key.
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The protected modifier makes a class member visible to subclasses, but not to external code.
Wiktionary02
A "modifier" has, just as it sounds, the role of embellishing sentences.
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