Mod, MOD or mods may refer to:

Places

Modesto City–County Airport Modesto City–County Airport (Harry Sham Field) is two miles (3 km) southeast of Modesto, California, Modesto in Stanislaus County, California, Stanislaus County, California, United States. History Modesto City–County Airport was the na ...

, Stanislaus County, California, US

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

* Mods (band), a Norwegian rock band * M.O.D. (Method of Destruction), a band from New York City, US *

The Mods (band) The Mods were a punk rock band from Toronto during the first wave of late 1970s punk. They formed in 1978 with members Greg Triner (vocals), Scott Marks (guitar), Mark Dixon (bass) and David Quinton Steinberg (drums). The Mods were obviously infl ...

, a punk rock band from Toronto, Canada

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* Manufactured on demand for CD, DVD distribution * ''Mod'' (film), 2011 * ''The Mods'' (film), 2014 *

Video game modding Video game modding (short for "modifying") is the process of alteration by players or fans of one or more aspects of a video game, such as how it looks or behaves, and is a sub-discipline of general ''modding''. A set of modifications, commonly c ...

* , a Scottish Gaelic festival * Media-on-demand * '' MuchOnDemand'', a Canadian TV program

Brands and enterprises

* Mod Club Theatre, Toronto, Canada * MOD Pizza, US

Organizations

* MoD,

Ministry of defence A ministry of defence or defense (see American and British English spelling differences#-ce.2C -se, spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and Mi ...

of some countries **

MoD (UK) The Ministry of Defence (MOD or MoD) is a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for implementing the defence policy set by the government and serv ...

, Ministry of Defence * Masters of Deception, a US hacker group * Ministry of Development (Brunei)

Science and technology

Computing and Internet

* Mod, a module for

Apache HTTP Server The Apache HTTP Server ( ) is a free and open-source software, free and open-source cross-platform web server, released under the terms of Apache License, Apache License 2.0. It is developed and maintained by a community of developers under the ...

Case modding Case modification, commonly referred to as case modding, is the modification of a computer case or a video game console chassis. Modifying a computer case in any non-standard way is considered a case mod. Modding is done, particularly by Compute ...

of a computer * Forum moderator, of an online forum *

Module file Module file (MOD music, tracker music) is a family of music file formats originating from the MOD file format on Amiga systems used in the late 1980s. Those who produce these files (using the software called music trackers) and listen to them ...

, a music file format ** MOD (file format), the first module file format *

Modula-2 Modula-2 is a structured, procedural programming language developed between 1977 and 1985/8 by Niklaus Wirth at ETH Zurich. It was created as the language for the operating system and application software of the Lilith personal workstation. It w ...

source code file extension *

, a modification of a computer game

Mathematics

* Mod cryptanalysis, a partitioning attack applicable to block and stream ciphers *

Modulo (mathematics) In mathematics, the term ''modulo'' ("with respect to a modulus of", the Latin ablative of '' modulus'' which itself means "a small measure") is often used to assert that two distinct mathematical objects can be regarded as equivalent—if thei ...

Modular arithmetic In mathematics, modular arithmetic is a system of arithmetic operations for integers, other than the usual ones from elementary arithmetic, where numbers "wrap around" when reaching a certain value, called the modulus. The modern approach to mo ...

Modulo operation In computing and mathematics, the modulo operation returns the remainder or signed remainder of a Division (mathematics), division, after one number is divided by another, the latter being called the ''modular arithmetic, modulus'' of the operatio ...

Modular exponentiation Modular exponentiation is exponentiation performed over a modulus. It is useful in computer science, especially in the field of public-key cryptography, where it is used in both Diffie–Hellman key exchange and RSA public/private keys. Modula ...

Other uses in science and technology

MOD. The University of South Australia is a public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1991, it is the successor of the former South Australian Institute of Technology. Its main campuses along North Terrace are ...

, a science museum at the University of South Australia, Adelaide *

MOD and TOD MOD and TOD are recording formats for use in digital tapeless camcorders. The formats are comparable to XDCAM EX, HDV and AVCHD. Overview MOD and TOD are informal names of tapeless video formats used by JVC (MOD and TOD), Panasonic (MOD only) ...

, camcorder recording formats *

Modchip A modchip (short for modification chip) is a small electronic device used to alter or disable artificial restrictions of computers or entertainment devices. Modchips are mainly used in video game consoles, but also in some DVD or Blu-ray players ...

, a chip modifying an electronic system *

Model organism database Model organism databases (MODs) are biological databases, or knowledgebases, dedicated to the provision of in-depth biological data for intensively studied model organisms A model organism is a non-human species that is extensively studied ...

, a biological database *

Moving object detection Moving object detection is a technique used in computer vision and image processing. Multiple consecutive frames from a video are compared by various methods to determine if any moving object is detected. Moving objects detection has been used for ...

, a computing technology related to image processing *

Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is altered organ function in an acutely ill patient requiring immediate medical intervention. There are different stages of organ dysfunction for certain different organs, both in acute and in chronic ...

, a medical condition * Pod mods, a type of electronic cigarette

Other uses

Mod (subculture) Mod, from the word ''modernist'', is a subculture that began in late 1950s London and spread throughout Great Britain, eventually influencing fashions and trends in other countries. It continues today on a smaller scale. Focused on music and ...

, 1960s British youth subculture **

Mod revival The mod revival is a subculture that started in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and later spread to other countries (to a lesser degree). The Mod Revival started with disillusionment with the punk scene when commercialism set in. It was f ...

, late 1970s *

Honour Moderations Honour Moderations (or ''Mods'') are a set of examinations at the University of Oxford at the end of the first part of some degree courses (e.g., Greats or '' Literae Humaniores''). Honour Moderations candidates have a class awarded (hence the ...

, Oxford exams * Maximum operating depth in scuba diving * Mod Cup, a shinty trophy * A module in modular scheduling * Multicultural organization development * Content moderation