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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular module

Plural modules

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
  7. (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.
  8. (computing) A file containing a music sequence that can be played in a tracker (called also mod or music module).
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French

Etymology

From Latin modulus.

Noun

Singular module

Plural m

module (plural m)

  1. module

Latin

Noun

module

  1. vocative singular of modulus

 

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