modular
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5.4
- adjective
- /ˈmɒdʒʊlər/
- Specialized
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modular
- So to that end, you need to write code that's well organised, modular, easy to understand, right?
- modular design
- modular system
- modular approach
Ah yes, this is one of their little modular IO connectors.
- Ah yes, this is one of their little modular IO connectors.
- So it's a completely flexible modular ball desk.
- This one is dubbed Quote, the world's first modular handheld.
- And so now we have the first sort of modular way to be able to put components together.
- But if I'm doing an online university, I think I'll go modular.
- And since these are modular, you could have like multiple ear cups that you own.
Examples
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Elevated roadways and modular walls can be used to mitigate impacts and noise.
Academic text (2012) -
It's the highest end and most modular tower computer Apple's made in years.
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If we had modular air control, you could change that.
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And generally what we're looking at is starting with some sort of modular power system.
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Let's make this thing as modular as we can make it.
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The fingers themselves are modular and quickly replaced if needed.
Academic text (2008) -
But its main selling point is that it's modular, kinda because it has modules.
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With a reconfigurable modular habitat, you can pop tiles on and off at will.
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Slate and Company... will revolutionize the building industry... by providing simple, low-cost, modular housing units.
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The architect designed a modular building that can easily be expanded or reconfigured.
Synonyms
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4.4
Having separate parts that join together or work by themselves
Able to join with other parts to make a larger thing
How Modular
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word modular comes from module, from the Latin modulus which means 'a small measure'. Think of modular furniture as small measured 'building blocks' that fit together, so modular means made of standard parts you can join, move, or replace.