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).
• See also: Modularity in computer science.