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English Dictionary: module	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
module n one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind Synonym(s): faculty, mental faculty, module detachable compartment of a spacecraft computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware) a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Module \Mod"ule\, n. [F., fr. L. modulus a small measure, dim. of modus. See {Mode}, and cf. {Model}, {Modulus}, {Mold} a matrix.] 1. A model or measure. 2. (Arch.) The size of some one part, as the diameter of semi-diameter of the base of a shaft, taken as a unit of measure by which the proportions of the other parts of the composition are regulated. Generally, for columns, the semi-diameter is taken, and divided into a certain number of parts, called minutes (see {Minute}), though often the diameter is taken, and any dimension is said to be so many modules and minutes in height, breadth, or projection.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Module \Mod"ule\, v. t. [See {module}, n., {Modulate}.] To model; also, to modulate. [Obs.] --Sandys. Drayton.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
module 1. An independent piece of {software} which forms part of one or more larger {programs}. Different languages have different concepts of a module but there are several common ideas. Modules are usually compiled seperately (in compiled languages) and provide an {abstraction} or information hiding mechanism so that a module's implementation can be changed without requiring any change to other modules. In this respect they are similar to {objects} in an {object-oriented language}, though a module may contain many {procedures} and/or {functions} which would correspond to many objects. A module often has its own {name space} for {identifiers} so the same identifier may be used to mean different things in different modules. [Difference from {package}?]. 2. An independent assembly of electronic components with some distinct function, e.g. a RAM module consisting of several RAM chips mounted on a small circuit board. (1997-10-27)