Doc:Glossary/Edit Mode
Edit Mode
The mode for making intra-object graphical changes. Blender has two modes for making changes graphically. EditMode allows intra-object changes (moving, scaling rotating, deleting, and other operations on selected vertices of the active object). By contrast, ObjectMode allows inter-object changes (operations on selected objects).
Switch between EditMode and ObjectMode with Hotkey: ⇆ Tab