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Definition module in American English

module noun

[countable] noun
/ˈmɑdʒul/
1

one of several parts made separately then joined together to make a building or other structure

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1.1

a part of a space vehicle that is used separately to do a particular job

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1.2

a part of a machine such as a computer

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2

a section of a computer program

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3

one of the separate units of a course of study

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a teacher-training module

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Definition module in American English