module

Meaning

1. A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.
2. A standard unit of measure used for determining the proportions of a building.
3. A section of a program; a subroutine or group of subroutines.
4. A unit of education covering a single topic.
5. A pre-prepared adventure scenario with related materials for a role-playing game.
6. 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.
7. A fractal element.
8. A file containing a music sequence that can be played in a tracker (also called mod or music module).
9. A contrivance for regulating the supply of water from an irrigation channel.
10. An independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft.

Synonyms

modulus

unit

mod

faculty

component

building block

subsystem

mental faculty

memory stack

model

modular

modulo

mold

mould

pattern

schema

space capsule

yard

compart

standard component

compartement

storage volume

memory module

program block

die block

mode number

storage stack

storage module

assembly

procedural block

bank

🏦

block

board

cabin

compartment

deck

mechanism

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɒdjuːl/

Etymology

Borrowed from French module, from Latin modulus (“a small measure, a measure, mode, meter”), diminutive of modus (“measure”) (whence mode). Doublet of modulus and mold.

Sentences

Just drop a module into your MacroSystem directory , turn your microphone off and on , and it will attempt to load it .