Answers.Body: <p>It's MODification, &quot;My Own Design&quot; is silly.
  Also used quite extensively outside of the LEGO community, e.g. in gaming a MOD is altered game code you execute, either to cheat or to change graphics for fun.</p>
  <p>So an existing set where you altered things to is a MOD.</p>
  <p>A MOC is created from scratch.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I agree with this. Mods are likely easier to get started with. Altering an oceanic research vessel into a warship by taking out the laboratory equipment and adding cannons and missile launchers would be a mod. This is certainly a lot easier than making your own warship from scratch.
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Body: <p>In <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/82Qmn.jpg" rel="noreferrer">this imgur post</a>, one of the images is captioned "MODs and MOCs - Ocean Beach, Kingsman Tailor shop, Sanctum Santorum."</p>
  
  <p>If a "MOC" is a "My Own Creation," what is (the most commonly used definition of) a "MOD"?</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/49417-mod/" rel="noreferrer">This thread on Eurobrick</a> suggests that "MOD" could stand for "My Own Design" (which might or might not be different from "MOC"), or could just be a relatively minor "MODification" of an existing set.</p>
  
  <p>I didn't see a consensus over there, and I don't see the question raised on StackExchange yet, so I thought I'd ask StackExchange. <strong>What's a MOD?</strong> And when would you use that term instead of "MOC"?</p>
  
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Title: What is a "MOD" and how does it differ from a "MOC"?
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ThreadText: # What is a "MOD" and how does it differ from a "MOC"?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-09)
  
  In [this imgur post](https://i.sstatic.net/82Qmn.jpg), one of the images is captioned "MODs and MOCs - Ocean Beach, Kingsman Tailor shop, Sanctum Santorum."
  
  If a "MOC" is a "My Own Creation," what is (the most commonly used definition of) a "MOD"?
  
  [This thread on Eurobrick](https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/49417-mod/) suggests that "MOD" could stand for "My Own Design" (which might or might not be different from "MOC"), or could just be a relatively minor "MODification" of an existing set.
  
  I didn't see a consensus over there, and I don't see the question raised on StackExchange yet, so I thought I'd ask StackExchange. **What's a MOD?** And when would you use that term instead of "MOC"?
  
  **Tags:** moc, terminology, afol, set-modification
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2020-04-09. Score: 10
  
  It's MODification, "My Own Design" is silly.
  Also used quite extensively outside of the LEGO community, e.g. in gaming a MOD is altered game code you execute, either to cheat or to change graphics for fun.
  
  So an existing set where you altered things to is a MOD.
  
  A MOC is created from scratch.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: I agree with this. Mods are likely easier to get started with. Altering an oceanic research vessel into a warship by taking out the laboratory equipment and adding cannons and missile launchers would be a mod. This is certainly a lot easier than making your own warship from scratch.  
  
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