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, a software design technique *

Loadable kernel module In computing, a loadable kernel module (LKM) is an object file that contains code to extend the running kernel, or so-called ''base kernel'', of an operating system. LKMs are typically used to add support for new hardware (as device drivers) and ...

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, programming languages which stress the use of modules

Computer hardware

Computer module A computer module is a selection of independent electronic circuits packaged onto a circuit board to provide a basic function within a computer. An example might be an inverter or flip-flop, which would require two or more transistors and a sm ...

, an early packaging technique that combined several electronic components to produce a single logic element * Memory module, a physical "stick" of RAM, an essential piece of computer hardware * Multi-chip module, 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 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. ...

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

, 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, a family of music file formats * Modular Recordings, a record label *

Modular synthesizer Modular synthesizers are synthesizers composed of separate modules for different functions. The modules can be connected together by the user to create a patch. The outputs from the modules may include audio signals, analog control voltages ...

, 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. * 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 engine, V8 and V10 engine, V10 gasoline-powered small block engine family. Despite popular belief that the Modular engine family received its moniker from the sharing of e ...

, Ford's line of OHC V8 and V10 motors * Volvo Modular engine * Game module or expansion, an add-on publication for a role-playing game ** Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons), formerly referred to as a ''module'' * Vitruvian module, an architectural measure * A class,

course Course may refer to: Directions or navigation * Course (navigation), the path of travel * Course (orienteering), a series of control points visited by orienteers during a competition, marked with red/white flags in the terrain, and corresponding ...