Module, modular and modularity may refer to the concept of
modularity
Modularity is the degree to which a system's components may be separated and recombined, often with the benefit of flexibility and variety in use. The concept of modularity is used primarily to reduce complexity by breaking a system into varying ...
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Computer science and engineering
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Modular design, the engineering discipline of designing complex devices using separately designed sub-components
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Modular function deployment, a method in systems engineering and product development
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Module, a measure of a gear's pitch
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Ontology modularization, a methodological principle in ontology engineering
Computer software
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Modular programming
Modular programming is a software design technique that emphasizes separating the functionality of a program into independent, interchangeable modules, such that each contains everything necessary to execute only one aspect or "concern" of the d ...
, a software design technique
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Loadable kernel module, an object file that contains code to extend the running kernel
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Environment Modules, a software tool designed to help users manage their Unix or Linux shell environment
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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+. It has been influential in research circles (influencing the designs of languages such as Java, C#, Python and Nim), but it ha ...
, programming languages which stress the use of modules
Computer hardware
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Computer module, an early packaging technique that combined several electronic components to produce a single logic element
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Memory module, a physical "stick" of RAM, an essential piece of computer hardware
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Multi-chip module
A multi-chip module (MCM) is generically an electronic assembly (such as a package with a number of conductor terminals or Lead (electronics), "pins") where multiple integrated circuits (ICs or "chips"), semiconductor Die (integrated circuit), d ...
, a modern technique that combines several complex computer chips into a single larger unit
Science and mathematics
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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 (not necessarily commutative) ring. The concept of a ''module'' also generalizes the notion of an abelian group, since ...
over a ring, a generalization of vector spaces
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''G''-module over a group ''G'', in mathematics
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Modular lattice a kind of partially ordered set
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Modularity theorem (formerly Taniyama–Shimura conjecture), a connection between elliptic curves and modular forms
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modular decomposition of a graph, a kind of generalisation of graph components
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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 Peptide, polypeptide chain that is self-stabilizing and that Protein folding, folds independently from the rest. Each domain forms a compact folded Protein tertiary structure, thre ...
, a section of a protein with its own distinct conformation, often conserved in evolution
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''cis''-regulatory module, a stretch of DNA containing a number of genes that share joint regulation by the same transcription factors
Music
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Module (musician), the solo project of New Zealand-based musician/producer Jeramiah Ross
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Module file, a family of music file formats
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Modular Recordings, a record label
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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
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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
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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 prefabricate ...
: 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.
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NTC Module, a Russian research and development center
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ModulArt, a technique used in contemporary art where a large-structure painting is made up of multiple smaller modules.
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Ford Modular engine, Ford's line of OHC V8 and V10 motors
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Volvo Modular engine
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Game module or expansion, an add-on publication for a role-playing game
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Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons), formerly referred to as a ''module''
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Vitruvian module, an architectural measure
* A class,
course, or unit of education covering a single topic
See also
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Modulus (disambiguation)
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Atomicity (disambiguation)
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Modul University Vienna
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Modulon
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