Module

Quick meaning: Module is a noun meaning A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.

Meaning

A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.

More Meanings

1. (architecture) A standard unit of measure used for determining the proportions of a building.
2. (programming) A section of a program; a subroutine or group of subroutines.
3. A unit of education covering a single topic.
4. A pre-prepared adventure scenario with related materials for a role-playing game.
5. (fractal geometry, mathematics) A fractal element.
6. (music, computing) A file containing a music sequence that can be played in a tracker.
7. (algebra, ring theory) An abelian group equipped with the operation of multiplication by an element of a ring (or another of certain algebraic objects), representing a generalisation of the concept of vector space with scalar multiplication.

Example Sentences

Which modules are you studying next year?

I composed a number of techno and rave modules back in the 1990s.

Class modules are similar to form modules except they do not have a visible interface (GUI).

Dragonborn […] first appeared in the Dragons of Despair module (1984) for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons as “dragonmen.”

Word Forms

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Synonyms for module

Depending on context, synonyms include mod, faculty.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include faculty, modular, pcm, modulo, modulus, unit.

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