English Explanatory Dictionary

module

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
  9. A contrivance for regulating the supply of water from an irrigation channel.
  10. An independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɒd͡ʒuːl/ /ˈmɒdjuːl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-module.wav /ˈmɑd͡ʒul/

Word forms

module modules

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.

Synonyms

mod

Related words

mode model moderate modulus

Derived words

bimodule body control module Clifford module command and service module comodule contramodule cryomodule cryptomodule cyclic module e-module glycomodule hypermodule intermodule intramodule load module lunar module micromodule minimodule modular modularise modularised modularize modularized modulate modulation modulator moduled module pattern module theory modulization modulize modulus monogenous module multimodule nanomodule noetherian module podule R-module semimodule submodule supermodule supramodule vertical lift module
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