Mode and Type

Mode

Mode noun - A distinctive way of putting ideas into words.

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Type and mode are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Type" instead a noun "Mode".

Nearby Words: modal, modeless

Type noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

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Mode and type are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mode" instead a noun "Type".

Nearby Words: typical, typed

special	special mode	special type
similar	similar mode	similar type
usual	usual mode	usual type
regular	regular mode	regular type
Other adjectives: separate, standard, original, single, popular, powerful, actual, entire, real, serious, main, unique, traditional, secondary, primary, basic, last, different, available, humanoid.

Gameplay and Story Integration: It's explained this was done to serve as a visual cue of the mode/type of energy the player is using.

Source: Video Game / Strider
Player Versus Environment A type of video game mode in which the enemies are computer-generated AI, specifically when players can be fought as well outside this mode.

Source: Videogame Tropes
Type 3, the Alternate Transport, is rarer, and involves characters who are always traveling taking some different mode of transport.

Source: Road Trip Plot

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