mode
A specific way of doing something.
A particular way, manner, or style in which something is done, experienced, or operates.
The number or thing that appears most often in a group of numbers or items.
In statistics, the value that appears most frequently in a set of data.
A choice you can select on a machine or program to make it work in a certain way.
A specific setting on a machine, device, or software that determines how it operates.
- Base: mode
- Plural: mode, modes
default mode
1standard pre-set way of working
The normal way something works if you do not change it.
- The app starts in default mode until you change the settings.
- His default mode is to be cautious.
in survival mode
1focused on basic needs for safety
Trying only to stay alive or safe, not thinking about anything else.
- After the storm destroyed their home, they were in survival mode for weeks.
- When money got tight, we went into survival mode and cut all extra spending.
airplane mode
1Device setting that disables signals
A setting on a phone, tablet, or laptop that turns off Wi‑Fi, mobile data, and other wireless signals.
- Please switch your phone to airplane mode before takeoff.
- I put my phone in airplane mode to save battery during the day.
- The tablet was still in airplane mode, so it couldn’t connect to the internet.
airplane mode
2device setting to disable wireless signals
A setting on a phone or device that turns off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and mobile signals.
- Please switch your phone to airplane mode before departure.
- Airplane mode also helps save battery life.