Editing Softmod (section)

{{short description|Method of using software to modify the intended behavior of hardware}}
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A '''softmod''' (short for '''software modification''') is a method of using software to modify the intended behavior of hardware, such as [[computer hardware]], or [[video game console]]s in a way that can overcome restrictions of the [[firmware]], or install custom firmware.<ref name="PSP Forensics">{{cite book|title=Information Security and Digital Forensics: First International Conference, ISDF 2009|year=2010|publisher=Springer Berlin Heidelberg|isbn=978-3-642-11530-1|pages=50–56 [53]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g5YC6-sPS5gC&dq=Forensic+Investigation+of+the+Soft-Modded+PlayStation+Portable+%28PSP%29&pg=PA50|author=Qin Zhou|authorlink=Forensic Investigation of the Soft-Modded Playstation Portable (PSP)|author2=Nigel Poole |editor=Dasun Weerasinghe|accessdate=14 July 2010}}</ref>