module

noun

USMOJ-ool/ˈmɑd͡ʒul/UKMOD-yool/ˈmɒdjuːl/

10 meanings of module

1
nouncountable
A separate part of a system that can be swapped out and joins the rest through a fixed connection.
Like a building block that snaps together with others and can be swapped for a different one.
Each module of the kit snaps onto the next one.
The broken module was easy to replace because every one connects the same way.
Similarcomponent, unit
2
nouncountable
A separate part of a computer program that does one particular job.
Like one chapter of a book that you can read or fix on its own.
The login module checks every password before letting people in.
Programmers split the code into smaller modules so it is easier to fix.
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3
nouncountable
A part of a course that covers one topic.
Like one level in a video game that you finish before moving to the next.
We finished the first module of the course today.
Each module ends with a short test.
Similarunit, course
4
nouncountable
A separate part of a spacecraft that can work on its own.
Like a room of a house that can be added or taken away on its own.
The crew moved into the sleeping module to rest.
The landing module touched down gently on the surface.
5
nouncountable
A fixed unit of size used to set the proportions of a building.
Like using one brick's length to measure out the whole wall.
The architect set every height as a multiple of one module.
Each column is about two modules wide.
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6
nouncountable
A ready-made adventure, with maps and notes, for a role-playing game.
Like a board game that comes in a box with everything you need to play.
The game master ran a haunted-castle module last weekend.
Our group finished the first module in three sessions.
Similaradventure, scenario
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7
nouncountable
A computer file that holds a song you can play in a tracker program.
Like a recipe that lists both the steps and the ingredients for making the song.
He downloaded a module and played it in his tracker.
The old game's music was stored as a single module.
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8
nouncountable
In math, a set of things you can add together and also multiply by numbers from another set.
In math class, we learned that the whole numbers form a module.
In a module, adding any two members always gives you another member.
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9
nouncountable
A device that controls how much water flows out of an irrigation channel.
Like a tap that always lets the same amount of water through.
The farmer opened the module to water the field.
Each module sends a set amount of water down the ditch.
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10
nouncountable
A small repeating shape that builds up a fractal.
Like one small shape copied over and over to make a bigger pattern.
Each module repeats to build the whole fractal.
The pattern grows by copying one small module again and again.

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Origin

This word comes from French module, which came from the Latin word modulus, meaning "a small measure."