modificats

Modificats is a term used in several Romance-language contexts, most notably in Catalan. In Catalan, modificat is an adjective meaning changed or altered, and modificats is its masculine plural form. As a noun, modificats can refer to modifications or, depending on the sentence, to the modified items themselves (for example, els modificats). The word derives from Latin modificatus.

In usage, modificats appears in technical and descriptive texts where changes to elements or entities are discussed. It can function either as a descriptor (an adjective) or as a noun phrase, with meaning shaped by surrounding words. The form is common in bilingual or multilingual documentation where Catalan terms are integrated into technical discourse.

Domains and meanings

- Software and digital media: versions, builds, or patches described as modificats, indicating customized, patched, or otherwise altered software.

- Manufacturing and design: product variants or design revisions described as modificats to distinguish modified models from original ones.

- Archaeology and anthropology: artifacts described as modificats when they have intentional human alterations, tools, or modifications added to objects.

- Biology and genetics: in Catalan, the broader phrase modificacions genètiques is used for genetic modifications; modificats may appear in shorthand in certain contexts but is less common as a standalone term.

See also: modification, variant, patch, retrofit.