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
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