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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

• Modular programming, a software design technique
• Loadable kernel module, an object file that contains code to extend the running kernel
• Environment Modules, a software tool designed to help users manage their UNIX or Linux shell environment
• Modula-2 or Modula-3, programming languages which stress the use of modules

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
• G-module over a group G, in mathematics
• 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

• Modular building: prefabricated building that consists of repeated sections called modules, used as house or other, some of them open source, in this case, open source hardware.
• NTC Module, a Russian research and development center
• ModulArt, a technique used in contemporary art where a large-structure painting is made up of multiple smaller modules.
• Ford Modular engine, Ford's line of OHC V8 and V10 motors
• Volvo Modular engine
• Game module or expansion, an add-on publication for a role-playing game
  • Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons), formerly referred to as a module
• Vitruvian module, an architectural measure
• A class, course, or unit of education covering a single topic

See also

• Modulus (disambiguation)
• Atomicity (disambiguation)
• Modul University Vienna
• Modulon