See also modulé
English[]
Etymology[]
From Middle French module < Latin modulus (“‘a small measure, a measure, mode, meter’”), diminutive of modus (“‘measure’”); see mode.
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Module ({{{1}}})
- A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.
- (architecture) A standard unit of measure used for determining the proportions of a building.
- (computing) A section of a program; a subroutine.
- A unit of education covering a single topic.
- A pre-prepared adventure scenario with related materials for a role-playing game.
- (mathematics) An abelian group.
- K-module, module over K
- (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.
- (computing) A file containing a music sequence that can be played in a tracker (called also mod or music module).
Related terms[]
- mode
- model
- moderate
- modularize/modularise
- modular
- modularized
- modulate
- modulation
- modulator
- modulus
- command module
- lunar module
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External links[]
- Module in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Module in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French[]
Etymology[]
From Latin modulus.
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Module (m)
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module
- vocative singular of modulus
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Module (infinitive modular)
- formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of modular.
- first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of modular.
- formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of modular.
- third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of modular.
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