Module
A module is a self-contained component of a system, which has a well-defined interface to the other components; something is modular if it is constructed so as to facilitate easy assembly, flexible arrangement, and/or repair of the components.
- For modules in the architecture sense, see Vitruvian module.
- For modules in the Linux operating system kernel, see module (Linux).
- For modules in abstract algebra, see module (mathematics).
- For modules as a computer-generated music filetype (.mod) see module_file.
- For hypothesized modules in mental processes, see modularity of mind.
- See also: Modularity in computer science.