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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 External links 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Latin 3.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

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

[edit] 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.
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

1. (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.

[edit] Related terms

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

[edit] Translations

Czech: modul cs(cs) m. French: module fr(fr) German: Modul n., Modul m. (mathematics) Icelandic: (3) eining f.

[edit] External links

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

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin modulus.

[edit] Noun

module (plural m)

1. module

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

module

1. vocative singular of modulus