Module Meaning
/ˈmɒdjuːl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.
nounA standard unit of measure used for determining the proportions of a building.
Sentence Examples
A module is said to be semisimple if it is the sum of simple submodules.
With this module you can make the Enter key generate an event.
Students will be tested at the end of each module.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The spacecraft has a separate ____ for the crew to live in.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The university students completed a specialized ____ on ancient history before moving on to study the various aspects of the modern world.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A friend who’s spent decades as an auto mechanic recently confided that he’s grateful to be nearing retirement. “These Teslas,” he told me, “they’re not even cars anymore – they’re computers on wheels. When something goes wrong, you don’t fix it; you just replace entire modules.” What was once a craft that any dedicated person could learn has become an exercise in supervised dependency."
— 2025 February 11, Joshua Stylman, “How to Forge the Spectator Class”, in Brownstone Journal:
"Class modules are similar to form modules except they do not have a visible interface (GUI)."
— 2001, Phil Jones, Visual Basic: A Complete Course, page 254:
"When there is more than one protected module in memory, the rules for accessing the code and data sections of a given module treat all the other modules as if they were unprotected memory."
— 2013, Helmut Reimer, Norbert Pohlmann, Wolfgang Schneider, ISSE 2013 Securing Electronic Business Processes, page 244:
"Dragonborn […] first appeared in the Dragons of Despair module (1984) for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons as “dragonmen.”"
— 2011, Michael J. Tresca, The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games, page 81:
"Modules over a ring are a generalization of abelian groups (which are modules over #92;textstyle#92;mathbb#123;Z#125;)."
— 1974, Thomas W. Hungerford, Algebra, Springer, page 168:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The spacecraft has a separate ____ for the crew to live in.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The university students completed a specialized ____ on ancient history before moving on to study the various aspects of the modern world.