English Online Dictionary. What means module? What does module mean?
English
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.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation)
- (yod-coalescence) IPA(key): /ˈmɒd͡ʒuːl/
- (without the yod-coalescence) IPA(key): /ˈmɒdjuːl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑd͡ʒul/
- Rhymes: -ɒdjuːl, -ɒdʒuːl
Noun
module (plural modules)
- 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.
- (programming) A section of a program; a subroutine or group of subroutines.
- A unit of education covering a single topic.
- A pre-prepared adventure scenario with related materials for a role-playing game.
- (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.
- Meronym: element
- (fractal geometry, mathematics) A fractal element.
- (music, computing) A file containing a music sequence that can be played in a tracker (also called mod or music module).
- (hydraulics) A contrivance for regulating the supply of water from an irrigation channel.
- (astronautics) An independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft.
Usage notes
- (abelian group equipped with multiplication by an element of a ring):
- For a given ring R, one speaks of an "R-module" or, equivalently, of a "module over R". R is expected to be unital.
- R may also be a Lie algebra.
- If K is a field, "K-module" is identical to "K-vector space".
- If the ring is not commutative, scalar multiplication of a module is defined as left- and/or right-multiplication, and one refers to a "left R-module" or a "right R-module".
- The concept of module is closely connected to the representation theory of groups and is central to both commutative algebra and homological algebra. Modules are also widely used in algebraic geometry and algebraic topology.
Hyponyms
- (algebraic structure, mathematics): vector space, free module, projective module, injective module
- (astronautics): command module, lunar module
Derived terms
Related terms
- mode
- model
- moderate
- modulus
Translations
Further reading
- “module”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “module”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- Module in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Dutch
Alternative forms
- moduul
Etymology
Borrowed from French module. Doublet of modulus and mal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moːˈdy.lə/
- Rhymes: -ylə
Noun
module m (plural modulen or modules)
- module
Related terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: modul
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin modulus. Doublet of moule.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ.dyl/
Noun
module m (plural modules)
- module
Derived terms
- module d'extension
Descendants
- → Dutch: module, moduul
- → Indonesian: modul
- → English: module
- → Romanian: modul
- → Turkish: modül
Further reading
- “module”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Verb
module
- inflection of modular:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Latin
Noun
module
- vocative singular of modulus
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔˈdu.lɛ/
- Rhymes: -ulɛ
- Syllabification: mo‧du‧le
Noun
module
- locative/vocative singular of moduł
Portuguese
Verb
module
- inflection of modular:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Romanian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈdu.le/
- Rhymes: -ule
- Hyphenation: mo‧du‧le
Noun
module n pl
- indefinite plural of modul (“module”)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmo.du.le/
- Rhymes: -odule
- Hyphenation: mo‧du‧le
Noun
module n
- vocative singular of mod (“mode”)
Spanish
Verb
module
- inflection of modular:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative