module

See also modulé

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle French module, from Latin modulus (“a small measure, a measure, mode, meter”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈmɒdjuːl/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈmɑdʒuːl/

Noun

module (plural modules)

1. A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.
2. (architecture) A standard unit of measure used for determining the proportions of a building.
3. (computing) A section of a program; a subroutine or group of subroutines.
   • 2001, Phil Jones, Visual Basic: A Complete Course (page 254)

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

4. A unit of education covering a single topic.
5. A pre-prepared adventure scenario with related materials for a role-playing game.
6. (mathematics) An abelian group.

   K-module, module over K

7. (mathematics) An algebraic structure which behaves just like a vector space over a field F, except that F is replaced by K, a commutative ring with unit.

   Any module extends easily into a $\mathbb{Z}$-module.

8. (computing) A file containing a music sequence that can be played in a tracker (called also mod or music module).
9. (hydraulics) A contrivance for regulating the supply of water from an irrigation channel.

Hyponyms

• (mathematics, algebraic structure): vector space

Related terms

• mode
• model
• moderate
• modularize/modularise
• modular
• modularized
• modulate
• modulation
• modulator
• modulus
• command module
• lunar module

Translations

A self-contained component of a system

• Czech: modul (cs) m
• Russian: модуль (ru) (módul') m

• Turkish: modül (tr)

A standard unit of measure used for determining the proportions of a building

A section of a program

• Russian: модуль (ru) (módul') m

• Turkish: modül (tr)

A unit of education covering a single topic

• German: Modul (de) n

A pre-prepared adventure scenario with related materials for a role-playing game

• Russian: модуль (ru) (módul') m

An abelian group

An algebraic structure

A file containing a music sequence

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Translations to be checked

• French: module (fr)
• German: Modul (de) n, Modul (de) m (qualifier)

• Greek: άρθρωμα (el) (́́́́́́́árthroma) n
• Icelandic: (3) eining (is) f

External links

• module in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• module in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• Module in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

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French

Etymology

From Latin modulus.

Noun

module m (plural modules)

1. module

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Latin

Noun

module

1. vocative singular of modulus

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Spanish

Verb

module (infinitive modular)

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of modular.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of modular.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of modular.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of modular.