n. modification 的复数；修改、改动，尤指电子游戏的修改模组（MOD）和电脑硬件改造件；Mod 的复数，指 20 世纪 60 年代英国青年亚文化“摩登派”成员；moderator 的复数，指网络版主、管理员。
abbr. （医学）MODS：多器官功能障碍综合征（multiple organ dysfunction syndrome）；（航天）MODS：载人的轨道研究站（manned orbital development station）；Mods：（英国牛津大学）荣誉学位初试（Honour Moderations）的简称。
n.a youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s; a working-class movement with highly stylized dress and short hair; listened to rhythm and blues music and travelled on motor scooters
The MoD's director general of finance, Jon Thompson, told the committee it could be some years before the problem was resolved because of the scale of the MoD's "845, 000 lines of stock, spread across 78 IT systems, covering anywhere in the world we currently have bases".
The Afghan Defence Ministry's spokesman, General Zahir Azimi, welcomed the MoD's announcement and underlined the need for British and Nato forces to respect the laws of war.