"module" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒdjuːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑd͡ʒul/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-module.wav [Southern-England] Forms: modules [plural]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒdjuːl, (General American) -ɑːd͡ʒuːl Etymology: Borrowed from French module, from Latin modulus (“a small measure, a measure, mode, meter”), diminutive of modus (“measure”) (whence mode). Doublet of modulus and mold. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*med-}} [Template:root], {{bor|en|fr|module}} French module, {{der|en|la|modulus||a small measure, a measure, mode, meter}} Latin modulus (“a small measure, a measure, mode, meter”), {{m|la|modus||measure}} modus (“measure”), {{m|en|mode}} mode, {{doublet|en|modulus|mold}} Doublet of modulus and mold Head templates: {{en-noun}} module (plural modules)
  1. A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components. Translations (self-contained component of a system): وَحْدَة (waḥda) [feminine] (Arabic), մոդուլ (modul) (Armenian), мо́дуль (módulʹ) [masculine] (Belarusian), мо́дул (módul) [masculine] (Bulgarian), mòdul [masculine] (Catalan), 模塊 (Chinese Mandarin), 模块 (mókuài) (Chinese Mandarin), modul [masculine] (Czech), module [masculine] (Dutch), moduuli (Finnish), module [masculine] (French), მოდული (moduli) (Georgian), Modul [masculine] (German), δομοστοιχείο (domostoicheío) [neuter] (Greek), מוֹדוּל (modul) [masculine] (Hebrew), मॉड्यूल (mŏḍyūl) (Hindi), モジュール (mojūru) (Japanese), 모듈 (modyul) (Korean), ഘടകം (ghaṭakaṁ) (Malayalam), kōwae (Maori), hngwšydg (Middle Persian), ماژول (mâžul) (Persian), پودمان (pudmân) (Persian), moduł [masculine] (Polish), módulo [masculine] (Portuguese), modul [neuter] (Romanian), мо́дуль (módulʹ) [masculine] (Russian), modul [masculine] (Slovak), módulo [masculine] (Spanish), modul [common-gender] (Swedish), มอดูล (mɔɔ-duun) (Thai), โมดูล (moo-duun) (Thai), modül (Turkish), мо́дуль (módulʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), mô-đun (Vietnamese), bộ phận rời (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-module-en-noun-ws1DeIRd Disambiguation of 'self-contained component of a system': 55 2 3 1 4 4 4 3 2 23
  2. (architecture) A standard unit of measure used for determining the proportions of a building. Categories (topical): Architecture Translations (architecture: standard unit of measure for determining the proportions of a building): moduulimitta (Finnish), módulo [masculine] (Portuguese), мо́дуль (módulʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-module-en-noun-9uS6eKIN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 14 13 1 2 18 8 10 11 15 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'architecture: standard unit of measure for determining the proportions of a building': 1 70 3 4 1 10 1 1 2 5
  3. (programming) A section of a program; a subroutine or group of subroutines. Categories (topical): Programming Translations (section of a program): 模塊 (Chinese Mandarin), 模块 (mókuài) (Chinese Mandarin), moduuli (Finnish), ohjelmamoduuli (Finnish), ഘടകം (ghaṭakaṁ) (Malayalam), kōwae (Maori), ماژول (mâžul) (Persian), پودمان (pudmân) (Persian), módulo [masculine] (Portuguese), мо́дуль (módulʹ) [masculine] (Russian), modul [common-gender] (Swedish), modül (Turkish), мо́дуль (módulʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), phần chương trình (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-module-en-noun-FFzMRmhn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 14 13 1 2 18 8 10 11 15 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences Disambiguation of 'section of a program': 2 3 67 2 3 6 5 4 3 5
  4. A unit of education covering a single topic. Translations (unit of education): opintomoduuli (Finnish), moduuli (Finnish), Modul [neuter] (German), kōwae (Maori), modul [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-module-en-noun-0nqLuvOO Disambiguation of 'unit of education': 0 21 0 63 0 0 0 0 0 15
  5. A pre-prepared adventure scenario with related materials for a role-playing game. Translations (pre-prepared adventure scenario for a role-playing game): moduuli (Finnish), мо́дуль (módulʹ) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-module-en-noun-tH~hXlnB Disambiguation of 'pre-prepared adventure scenario for a role-playing game': 2 2 4 1 74 6 5 2 1 2
  6. (algebra, ring theory) An abelian group equipped with the operation of multiplication by an element of a ring (or another of certain algebraic objects), representing a generalisation of the concept of vector space with scalar multiplication. Categories (topical): Algebra Hyponyms (algebraic structure): vector space [mathematics, sciences], free module [mathematics, sciences], projective module [mathematics, sciences], injective module [mathematics, sciences] Translations (type of algebraic structure, generalization of vector spaces over non-field rings): (mó) (Chinese Mandarin), moduuli (Finnish), Modul [masculine] (German), مدول (modul) (Persian), modul (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-module-en-noun-R6rGxw9D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 14 13 1 2 18 8 10 11 15 Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'algebraic structure': 6 5 12 3 7 35 12 6 6 8 Disambiguation of 'type of algebraic structure, generalization of vector spaces over non-field rings': 6 6 11 3 6 39 10 5 6 8
  7. (fractal geometry, mathematics) A fractal element. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-module-en-noun-b2tqII~n Topics: mathematics, sciences
  8. (music) A file containing a music sequence that can be played in a tracker (called also mod or music module). Categories (topical): Music Translations (file containing a music sequence): musiikkimoduuli (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-module-en-noun-psQAW9F5 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'file containing a music sequence': 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 75 1 3
  9. (hydraulics) A contrivance for regulating the supply of water from an irrigation channel.
    Sense id: en-module-en-noun-BDBMH21w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 14 13 1 2 18 8 10 11 15 Topics: engineering, hydraulics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  10. (astronautics) An independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft. Categories (topical): Astronautics Translations (astronautics: independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft): moduuli (Finnish), мо́дуль (módulʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-module-en-noun-3BW6HdlQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 14 13 1 2 18 8 10 11 15 Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'astronautics: independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft': 10 7 4 4 2 5 3 3 2 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: command module [astronautics, aerospace, engineering, business, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], lunar module [astronautics, aerospace, engineering, business, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] Related terms: mode, model, moderate

Inflected forms

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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mâžul",
          "sense": "self-contained component of a system",
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          "lang": "Persian",
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "self-contained component of a system",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "self-contained component of a system",
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          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "mɔɔ-duun",
          "sense": "self-contained component of a system",
          "word": "มอดูล"
        },
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          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "moo-duun",
          "sense": "self-contained component of a system",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "self-contained component of a system",
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "módulʹ",
      "sense": "section of a program",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мо́дуль"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "section of a program",
      "word": "phần chương trình"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unit of education",
      "word": "opintomoduuli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unit of education",
      "word": "moduuli"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unit of education",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Modul"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "unit of education",
      "word": "kōwae"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "unit of education",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "modul"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pre-prepared adventure scenario for a role-playing game",
      "word": "moduuli"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "módulʹ",
      "sense": "pre-prepared adventure scenario for a role-playing game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мо́дуль"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mó",
      "sense": "type of algebraic structure, generalization of vector spaces over non-field rings",
      "word": "模"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "type of algebraic structure, generalization of vector spaces over non-field rings",
      "word": "moduuli"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "type of algebraic structure, generalization of vector spaces over non-field rings",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Modul"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "modul",
      "sense": "type of algebraic structure, generalization of vector spaces over non-field rings",
      "word": "مدول"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "type of algebraic structure, generalization of vector spaces over non-field rings",
      "word": "modul"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "file containing a music sequence",
      "word": "musiikkimoduuli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "astronautics: independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft",
      "word": "moduuli"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "módulʹ",
      "sense": "astronautics: independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мо́дуль"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "module"
  ],
  "word": "module"
}

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