(rhetoric) One of the several ways of writing that include variety, conventions, and purposes of writing, such as exposition, argumentation, description, and narration.

(music) A mode whose scale is the same as a minor key with the second scale degree lowered by one half step, with the interval pattern (semitone - tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone).

Synonym of airplane mode

(video games) A game mode where the player character is invulnerable to damage, typically activated by entering a cheat code.

(computing) A troubleshooting mode of many operating systems in which most advanced functions are not activated.

(computing) the state of a computer system in which the drives and interfaces are switched off, and the only task running is monitoring external activity, particularly a key press which restores the system to its active state from the random access memory.

(computing) The mode of a device driver in which input data is processed or preprocessed.

Fashionable; in the current style or fashion. / (US) Served with ice cream. / Of beef: larded and stewed with vegetables.

In a particular style or fashion.

A feature included on some cellular phones or laptops which disables the radio, thus precluding any interference with avionics. In this mode the phone's stand-alone features (such as its games or scheduler) can be used safely in environments requiring minimal radio interference.