MODULE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does module mean? 

• MODULE (noun)
  The noun MODULE has 4 senses:

1. one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

2. detachable compartment of a spacecraft

3. computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware)

4. a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components

  Familiarity information: MODULE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MODULE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

faculty; mental faculty; module

Hypernyms ("module" is a kind of...):

ability; power (possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "module"):

attention (the faculty or power of mental concentration)

language; speech (the mental faculty or power of vocal communication)

memory; retention; retentiveness; retentivity (the power of retaining and recalling past experience)

intellect; reason; understanding (the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination)

sensation; sense; sensory faculty; sentience; sentiency (the faculty through which the external world is apprehended)

volition; will (the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Detachable compartment of a spacecraft

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("module" is a kind of...):

compartment (a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "module"):

command module (a space module in which astronauts can live and control the spacecraft and communicate with earth)

Holonyms ("module" is a part of...):

ballistic capsule; space vehicle; spacecraft (a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("module" is a kind of...):

computer circuit (a circuit that is part of a computer)

Domain category:

computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)

Derivation:

modular (constructed with standardized units or dimensions allowing flexibility and variety in use)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("module" is a kind of...):

component; constituent; element (an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "module"):

cartridge (a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment)

power module (module that provides power to operate other modules)

Holonyms ("module" is a part of...):

system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)

Derivation:

modular (constructed with standardized units or dimensions allowing flexibility and variety in use)

 Context examples 

Ubiquitinated proteins are degraded by a 26S ATP-dependent protease complex, composed of a 20S catalytic proteasome and two 19S PA700 regulatory modules.

(PA700 Regulatory Module, NCI Thesaurus)

Ankyrin Repeats are tandem modules of about 33 amino acids.

(Ankyrin Repeat, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition to F-boxes, most of these proteins also contain a WD40 or a leucine-rich repeat (LLR) domain that presumably functions as a Ser/Thr binding module.

(Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The central module of an operating systems, responsible for memory management, disk management, and process and task management.

(Kernel, NCI Thesaurus)

While the researchers acknowledge that implementing this process in conventional reverse osmosis systems is taxing, they propose a spiral-wound module system, similar to a roll of towels.

(Novel Technology Uses Bacteria for Cleaning Water, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Pleckstrin-homology (PH) domains are protein modules of approximately 120 amino acids found in a wide variety of signaling proteins in organisms ranging from yeast to humans.

(PH Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

A device problem that results from the incorrect sequencing or activation of software modules.

(Device Software Timing Problem Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)

A study shows that these differences go hand in hand with differences in the patterns of integration among functional modules of the brain.

(Smart People Have Better Connected Brains, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The PedsQL Measurement Model uses a modular approach that integrates both generic core scales and disease-specific modules into one measurement system.

(Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, NCI Thesaurus)

Since then, the installation of emergency modules has made it possible for Brazilians to stay on the station and research to continue.

(Brazil ship off to Antarctica for research support, Agência Brasil)