Moderate Islam?

What does the moderate in "moderate Islam" refer to.

According to Merrriam-Webster, the different meanings of moderate, used as an adjective, are:

1 a : avoiding extremes of behavior or expression : observing reasonable limits b : calm, temperate
2 a : tending toward the mean or average amount or dimension b : having average or less than average quality : mediocre
3 : professing or characterized by political or social beliefs that are not extreme
4 : limited in scope or effect
5 : not expensive : reasonable or low in price
6 of a color : of medium lightness and medium chroma

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moderate

I think the reference is to meanings labeled 1a and 3 respectively. The view assumes that Western civilization is the standard civilization, the status quo, and Islam must conform to it. Despite being a Westerner in thought, I find this assumption disgusting. In sheer number of adherents, Islam may have more adherents than Western civilization, which I have used to refer to a secular, techno-scientific society. Many Americans won't be adherents of the above-mentioned "Western civilization", especially the Evangelist creationists. Use of technology, without accepting science, cannot be a differentiating factor for "moderate Islam" as most "radical Islamicists" are avid users of technology.