1. filename extension, application, file format, music
(module) The filename extension for a sampled music file
file is composed of digitised sound samples, arranged in
patterns to create a song. There are .MOD players for most
do anything else while playing a module.
.MOD files differ from .MID (
MIDI) files in that they
contain sound samples. This allows each song to use different
sounds but it also puts more load on the
CPU than playing a
MIDI file, since more data must be processed for each note. A
slow CPU would benefit from a sound card with
wavetablesynthesis which handles samples instead of the CPU.
Module files come in various formats including .MOD. Formats
evolved from .MOD include .S3M, .FAR and .669. Most contain
improvements on .MODs.
2. jargon modify or modification.
This abbreviation is very common - in fact the full terms are
considered formal. "Mods" is used especially with reference
to bug fixes or minor design changes in hardware or software,
most especially with respect to
patch sets or a
diff.
3.
programming A common name for the
modulo operator.
(1999-07-14)