The term Mod most commonly refers to software that has been reprogrammed to offer new customized features. The term Google Mod has several usages related to the Google Chrome web browser, Google’s main search site and online services. Mod is a short notation for any of the following terms: module, modification, or moderator. Modules and modification deal with a range of activities that improve or change the functionality of a Google service, while moderator refers to a specific forum style web application offered to Google account users.
The term mod is frequently used in programming circles to refer to software that has been reprogrammed to allow for greater customization or uses unplanned by the original authors. This can range from simple changes in appearance, or the inclusion of new buttons, to more essential core changes.
Although somewhat of a misnomer, such sites are not true modifications of a Google service. One usage of the term Google Mod refers to websites that emulate or parody the main Google search site. An example is the online translation site Gizoogle which works as an online translator like Google’s own translation service, only converting the phrases given into Jive.
A Google module is a plugin that can be downloaded and applied to your Google chrome web browser to change its performance. An example is the Pagespeed module which optimizes interaction with web searches to double normal speed of result retrieval.
Google moderator is a feature offered to people with a Google account that allows them to hold online conversations in a forum style format. This application is free to any Google account user.
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