Module, modular and modularity may refer to the concept of modularity. They may also refer to:

Computing and engineering

* Modular design, the engineering discipline of designing complex devices using separately designed sub-components * Modular function deployment, a method in systems engineering and product development * Module, a measure of a gear's pitch * Ontology modularization, a methodological principle in ontology engineering

Computer software

Modular programming Modular programming is a software design technique that emphasizes separating the functionality of a Computer program, program into independent, interchangeable modules, such that each contains everything necessary to execute only one aspect of th ...

, a software design technique * Loadable kernel module an object file that contains code to extend the running kernel * Environment Modules, a software tool designed to help users manage their UNIX or Linux shell environment * Modula-2 or

Modula-3 Modula-3 is a programming language conceived as a successor to an upgraded version of Modula-2 known as Modula-2+. While it has been influential in research circles (influencing the designs of languages such as Java, C#, and Python) it has not ...

, programming languages which stress the use of modules

Computer hardware

* Computer module, an early packaging technique that combined several electronic components to produce a single logic element *

Memory module In computing, a memory module or RAM (random-access memory) stick is a printed circuit board on which memory integrated circuits are mounted. Memory modules permit easy installation and replacement in electronic systems, especially computers such ...

, a physical "stick" of RAM, an essential piece of computer hardware *

Multi-chip module A multi-chip module (MCM) is generically an electronic assembly (such as a package with a number of conductor terminals or "pins") where multiple integrated circuits (ICs or "chips"), semiconductor dies and/or other discrete components are in ...

, a modern technique that combines several complex computer chips into a single larger unit

Science and mathematics

Module (mathematics) In mathematics, a module is a generalization of the notion of vector space in which the field of scalars is replaced by a ring. The concept of ''module'' generalizes also the notion of abelian group, since the abelian groups are exactly the ...

over a ring, a generalization of vector spaces *

Modular lattice In the branch of mathematics called order theory, a modular lattice is a lattice that satisfies the following self- dual condition, ;Modular law: implies where are arbitrary elements in the lattice, ≤ is the partial order, and & ...

a kind of partially ordered set *

Modularity theorem The modularity theorem (formerly called the Taniyama–Shimura conjecture, Taniyama-Weil conjecture or modularity conjecture for elliptic curves) states that elliptic curves over the field of rational numbers are related to modular forms. And ...

(formerly Taniyama–Shimura conjecture), a connection between elliptic curves and modular forms * Module, in connection with

modular decomposition In graph theory, the modular decomposition is a decomposition of a graph into subsets of vertices called modules. A ''module'' is a generalization of a connected component of a graph. Unlike connected components, however, one module can be a p ...

of a graph, a kind of generalisation of graph components * Modularity (networks), a benefit function that measures the quality of a division of a

Complex network In the context of network theory, a complex network is a graph (network) with non-trivial topological features—features that do not occur in simple networks such as lattices or random graphs but often occur in networks representing real ...

into communities * Protein module or

protein domain In molecular biology, a protein domain is a region of a protein's polypeptide chain that is self-stabilizing and that folds independently from the rest. Each domain forms a compact folded three-dimensional structure. Many proteins consist of ...

, a section of a protein with its own distinct conformation, often conserved in evolution * A ''cis''-regulatory module, a stretch of DNA containing a number of genes that share joint regulation by the same transcription factors

Music

* Module (musician), the solo project of New Zealand-based musician/producer Jeramiah Ross *

Module file Module file (MOD music, tracker music) is a family of music file formats originating from the MOD file format on Amiga systems used in the late 1980s. Those who produce these files (using the software called music trackers) and listen to them ...

, a family of music file formats *

Modular Recordings Modular Recordings (known simply as Modular) is an Australian record label founded in 1998 by Steve Pavlovic that is currently owned by Universal Music Australia. It has released music from local artists such as Eskimo Joe, Ben Lee, The Avalan ...

, a record label * Modular synthesizer, a type of electronic musical instrument *

Sound module A sound module is an electronic musical instrument without a human-playable interface such as a piano-style musical keyboard. Sound modules have to be operated using an externally connected device, which is often a MIDI controller, of which th ...

, electronic musical instrument without a human-playable interface

Other uses

Modular building A modular building is a prefabricated building that consists of repeated sections called modules. Modularity involves constructing sections away from the building site, then delivering them to the intended site. Installation of the prefabricated ...

: prefabricated building that consists of repeated sections called modules, used as house or other, some of them open source, in this case,

open source hardware Open-source hardware (OSH) consists of physical artifacts of technology designed and offered by the open-design movement. Both free and open-source software (FOSS) and open-source hardware are created by this open-source culture movement and ...

. * NTC Module, a Russian research and development center * ModulArt, a technique used in contemporary art where a large-structure painting is made up of multiple smaller modules. *

Ford Modular engine The Ford Modular engine is Ford Motor Company's overhead camshaft (OHC) V8 and V10 gasoline-powered small block engine family. Despite popular belief that the Modular engine family received its moniker from the sharing of engine parts across nu ...

, Ford's line of OHC V8 and V10 motors *

Volvo Modular engine The Volvo Modular Engine is a family of straight-four, straight-five, and straight-six automobile piston engines that was produced by Volvo Cars in Skövde, Sweden from 1990 until 2016. All engines feature an aluminum engine block and aluminum ...