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Module, modular and modularity may refer to the concept of modularity. They may also refer to:

Computing and engineering

  • Modular design, the engineering discipline of designing complex devices using separately designed sub-components
  • Modular function deployment, a method in systems engineering and product development
  • Module, a measure of a gear's pitch
  • Ontology modularization, a methodological principle in ontology engineering

Computer software

Computer hardware

  • Computer module, an early packaging technique that combined several electronic components to produce a single logic element
  • Memory module, a physical "stick" of RAM, an essential piece of computer hardware
  • Multi-chip module, a modern technique that combines several complex computer chips into a single larger unit

Science and mathematics

  • Module (mathematics) over a ring, a generalization of vector spaces
  • Modular lattice a kind of partially ordered set
  • Modularity theorem (formerly Taniyama–Shimura conjecture), a connection between elliptic curves and modular forms
  • Module, in connection with modular decomposition of a graph, a kind of generalisation of graph components
  • Modularity (networks), a benefit function that measures the quality of a division of a Complex network into communities
  • Protein module or protein domain, a section of a protein with its own distinct conformation, often conserved in evolution
  • A cis-regulatory module, a stretch of DNA containing a number of genes that share joint regulation by the same transcription factors

Music

  • Module (musician), the solo project of New Zealand-based musician/producer Jeramiah Ross
  • Module file, a family of music file formats
  • Modular Recordings, a record label
  • Modular synthesizer, a type of electronic musical instrument
  • Sound module, electronic musical instrument without a human-playable interface

Other uses

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