(computer graphics) A mode in which the application updates a set of graphical objects which are stored and displayed by the graphics library, contrasting with immediate mode.

(computing) The default operational mode of x86-compatible CPUs, offering direct software access to all memory and peripherals but without the advanced features of protected mode.

(computing) An operational mode of x86-compatible CPUs, in which software can use features such as virtual memory, paging, and safe multitasking.

(computer graphics) A mode in which the application is directly responsible for rendering graphics to the display, contrasting with retained mode.

A testing/demonstration mode of mixing consoles where the controls methodically move by themselves. It is used both to create a visual spectacle and to prove that controls are not malfunctioning.

(computer graphics, historical) A non-standard display mode of VGA graphics hardware, having a resolution of 320 × 240 square pixels.

(mathematics) An eigenvector that has a vanishingly small eigenvalue

The phenomenon of a wiki being used for discussions.

(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).

(music) a mode whose scale is the same as a major key with the fourth scale degree raised by one half step, with the interval pattern: