Module

Module, modular and modularity may refer to the concept of modularity. They may also refer to:

Computer science 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