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A mode is a setting that determines what happens when your press various keys or key combinations.

Example: In normal mode, pressing the “j” key causes the cursor to move down one line. In insert mode, pressing the “j” key inserts the “j” character.

Vim is a modal editor; this means that the the meaning of the keystrokes changes depending on the mode that you are in.

The most common modes in Vim are normal, insert, command, and visual.