mode

Meaning

Noun

• One of several ancient Greek scales.
• One of several common scales in modern Western music, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale.
• A particular means of accomplishing something.
• A particular state of being, or frame of mind.
• The most frequently occurring value in a distribution
• A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.
• One of various related sets of rules for processing data; more generally, any state of the system associated with certain behaviours.
• A series of settings on a device used for a specific purpose.
• A variation in gameplay, such as a difficulty level.
• A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality.
• That which exists only as a quality of substance.
• In lace-making, a small decorative piece inserted into a pattern.
• The openwork between the solid parts of a pattern.
• A woman's mantle with a hood.
• Style or fashion; popular trend.

Origin

• From Old French mode (masculine), from Latin modus ("measure, due measure, rhythm, melody"). modus.
• From French mode.