Definitions
1.NounOne who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.
2.NounA preliminary stage of a competition.
3.NounA word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb; one that adds or subtracts attributes to another.
4.NounA marker that qualifies or modifies another code element.