module

/หˆmษ’djuหl/

IPA: /M AA1 JH UW0 L/

noun
  1. 1

    A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.

  2. 2

    A standard unit of measure used for determining the proportions of a building.

  3. 3

    A section of a program; a subroutine or group of subroutines.

  4. 4

    A unit of education covering a single topic.

    โ€œWhich modules are you studying next year?โ€

  5. 5

    A pre-prepared adventure scenario with related materials for a role-playing game.

  6. 6

    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.

  7. 7

    (fractal geometry) A fractal element.

  8. 8

    A file containing a music sequence that can be played in a tracker (called also mod or music module).

  9. 9

    (hydraulics) A contrivance for regulating the supply of water from an irrigation channel.

  10. 10

    An independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/module