1.
programming 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
and/or
functions which would correspond to many objects.
the same identifier may be used to mean different things in
different modules.
2. hardware 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)