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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (05 January 2017) [foldoc]:
Mode
An object-oriented language.
["The Programming Language Mode: Language Definition and User
Guide", J. Vihavainen, C-1987-50, U Helsinki, 1987].
[Jargon File]
(1994-10-21)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (05 January 2017) [foldoc]:
mode
1. A general state, usually used with an adjective describing
the state. Use of the word "mode" rather than "state" implies
that the state is extended over time, and probably also that
some activity characteristic of that state is being carried
out. "No time to hack; I'm in thesis mode."
In its jargon sense, "mode" is most often attributed to
people, though it is sometimes applied to programs and
inanimate objects. In particular, see hack mode, {day
mode}, night mode, demo mode, fireworks mode, and {yoyo
mode}; also chat.
2. More technically, a mode is a special state that certain
user interfaces must pass into in order to perform certain
functions. For example, in order to insert characters into a
document in the Unix editor "vi", one must type the "i" key,
which invokes the "Insert" command. The effect of this
command is to put vi into "insert mode", in which typing the
"i" key has a quite different effect (to wit, it inserts an
"i" into the document). One must then hit another special
key, "ESC", in order to leave "insert mode". Nowadays,
modeful interfaces are generally considered losing but
survive in quite a few widely used tools built in less
enlightened times.
[Jargon File]
3. video mode.
(1994-12-22)