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module

Syllabification: (mod·ule)
Pronunciation: /ˈmäjo͞ol/
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Definition of module

noun

  • each of a set of standardized parts or independent units that can be used to construct a more complex structure, such as an item of furniture or a building.
  • [usually with adjective] an independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft.
  • Computing any of a number of distinct but interrelated units from which a program may be built up or into which a complex activity may be analyzed.

Origin:

late 16th century (in the senses 'allotted scale' and 'plan, model'): from French, or from Latin modulus (see modulus). Current senses date from the 1950s

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Definition of module in the British & World English dictionary