module
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ul noun
1.
a separable component, frequently one that is interchangeable with others, for assembly into units of differing size, complexity, or function.
2.
any of the individual, self-contained segments of a spacecraft, designed to perform a particular task: the spacecraft's command module; a lunar module.
3.
a standard or unit for measuring.
4.
a selected unit of measure, ranging in size from a few inches to several feet, used as a basis for the planning and standardization of building materials.
5.
Mathematics. an Abelian group with a set of left or right operators forming a ring such that for any two operators and any group element the result of having the first operator act on the element, giving a second element, and the second operator act on the second element is equal to the result of having a single operator, formed by adding or multiplying the two operators, act on the first element. Compare ring1 ( def 23 ).
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Module
is always a great word to know.
So is graph. Does it mean:
| a series of points as in forming a curve or surface, each of which represents a value of a given function, a network of lines connecting points |
| the letter used as the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, or the ratio itself: 3.141592+ |
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| —n | |
| 1. | a self-contained unit or item, such as an assembly of electronic components and associated wiring or a segment of computer software, which itself performs a defined task and can be linked with other such units to form a larger system |
| 2. | a standard unit of measure, esp one used to coordinate the dimensions of buildings and components; in classical architecture, half the diameter of a column at the base of the shaft |
| 3. | a standardized unit designed to be added to or used as part of an arrangement of similar units, as in furniture |
| 4. | astronautics any of several self-contained separable units making up a spacecraft or launch vehicle, each of which has one or more specified tasks: command module; service module |
| 5. | education a short course of study, esp of a vocational or technical subject, that together with other such completed courses can count towards a particular qualification |
| [C16: from Latin modulus, diminutive of modus | |
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Word Origin & History
module
1586, "allotted measure," from M.Fr. module, from L. modulus "small measure," dim. of modus "measure, manner" (see mode (1)). Meaning "interchangeable part" first recorded 1955; that of "separate section of a spacecraft" is from 1961.
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Computing Dictionary
module definition
1.
Modules are usually compiled seperately (in compiled languages) and provide an abstraction or information hiding mechanism so that a module's implementation can be changed without requiring any change to other modules. In this respect they are similar to objects in an object-oriented language, though a module may contain many procedures and/or functions which would correspond to many objects.
A module often has its own name space for identifiers so the same identifier may be used to mean different things in different modules.
[Difference from package?].
2.
(1997-10-27)
Example sentences
Thankfully, this module also comes in at the same price point at its forebears: free.
Other colleges struggling with developmental courses watch to see how well the new module-based curriculum will work.
If you search on a movie, the module will show which of your friends have liked that movie.
There were issues integrating an online purchasing module.
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