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Modification vs Manipulation - What's the difference?

modification | manipulation |

As nouns the difference between modification and manipulation

is that modification is the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified while manipulation is the practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.

modification

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified
  • an alteration or adjustment to something
  • * Jim's modification to the radio's tuning resulted in clearer sound.
  • a change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring
  • * Due to his sunbathing, Jim's body experienced modifications : he got a tan.
  • (linguistics) a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language
  • * The Chinese word "kòu tóu" had a modification made to become the English "kowtow" .
  • (linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am'' => '' 'm'' in ''I'm )
  • manipulation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.
  • The dealer's manipulations could have removed cards from the deck.
  • The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic.
  • After a few minutes of manipulation each week, she obtained days of relief from her neck pain.
  • The management of some situation, especially for one’s own advantage.
  • He found that the new manager was known for his Machiavellian manipulations in his last two positions.
  • The usage of psychological influence over a person or situation to gain an outcome.
  • The counselor was able to reach the disturbed teen through positive psychological manipulation .

    See also

    * pedipulation ----