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Modification vs Repairing - What's the difference?

modification | repairing |

As nouns the difference between modification and repairing

is that modification is the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified while repairing is the act by which something is repaired; a mending.

As a verb repairing is

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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 )

    • Related terms

    * modify * modifier

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    repairing

    English

    Verb

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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is repaired; a mending.
  • * 1800 , James Jones Morgan, Epistolary Correspondence (page 14)
    • he would not consent to raise any part of the money advanced on the gates, notwithstanding the necessity of the repairings , and the conveniences which would ensue to the school from it.