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mod vt.,n.

[very common] 1. Short for `modify' or `modification'. Very

commonly used -- in fact the full terms are considered markers

that one is being formal. The plural `mods' is used esp. with

reference to bug fixes or minor design changes in hardware or

software, most esp. with respect to patch sets or a diff.

2. Short for modulo but used

only for its techspeak sense.

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