module
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French module, from Latin modulus (“a small measure, a measure, mode, meter”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
module (plural modules)
- A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.
- (architecture) A standard unit of measure used for determining the proportions of a building.
- (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).
- 2001, Phil Jones, Visual Basic: A Complete Course (page 254)
- A unit of education covering a single topic.
- A pre-prepared adventure scenario with related materials for a role-playing game.
- (mathematics) An abelian group.
- K-module, module over K
- (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
-module.
- Any module extends easily into a
- (computing) A file containing a music sequence that can be played in a tracker (called also mod or music module).
- (hydraulics) A contrivance for regulating the supply of water from an irrigation channel.
Hyponyms [edit]
- (mathematics, algebraic structure): vector space
Related terms [edit]
- mode
- model
- moderate
- modularize/modularise
- modular
- modularized
- modulate
- modulation
- modulator
- modulus
- command module
- lunar module
Translations [edit]
A self-contained component of a system
A standard unit of measure used for determining the proportions of a building
A pre-prepared adventure scenario with related materials for a role-playing game
An abelian group
An algebraic structure
A file containing a music sequence
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External links [edit]
- 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.
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin modulus.
Noun [edit]
module m (plural modules)
Latin [edit]
Noun [edit]
module
- vocative singular of modulus
Spanish [edit]
Verb [edit]
module (infinitive modular)
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- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English nouns
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- en:Computing
- en:Mathematics
- French terms derived from Latin
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- French countable nouns
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- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar
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-module.