Modification - Definition

n 1: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of
a garment) [syn: alteration, modification,
adjustment]
2: slightly modified copy; not an exact copy; "a modification of
last year's model"
3: the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies
the meaning of the phrase [syn: modification, qualifying,
limiting]
4: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or
phase to another; "the change was intended to increase
sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse";
"the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his
last visit years ago" [syn: change, alteration,
modification]