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submodule

submodule

1 6.3
A smaller part of a larger program or system that works alone
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌbˌmɒdʒuːl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : submódulo
  • Three submodules were developed and designed in the instructional module "to bridge formal learning in school, non-formal at a museum, and informal learning at home" (Hsiao et al., 2013, p. 4).
  • postprocessing submodule

Examples

  • - Twenty MCM submodule components.

    The Astronaut Farmer (2007)

  • The postprocessing submodule can be very flexible in order to meet the requirements for different applications.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The behavior of submodules must be tangled across these global functions.

    Blog text (10)

  • It also may contain a postprocessing submodule.

    Academic text (2000)

  • As someone relatively new to Git, the thing I find really messy is submodules.

    Blog text (14)

  • For example, the postprocessing submodule may implement different dynamic scaling algorithms for digital signal and image processing.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The more powerful Smalltalk-style decomposition, where submodules can be thought about independently, is not supported.

    Blog text (10)

  • The second submodule also provided a manipulative weather controller, which aided in question-guided teaching in the classroom.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Using Git Extensions on Windows takes away some of the pain, but you'd think there would be a simple way of updating the commit the submodule points to, to the latest commit on a branch, or any branch for that matter.

    Blog text (14)

  • The software development team created a submodule to handle user authentication separately from the main application.

Synonyms

subpart
vssubmodule
28 7.2

A smaller section inside a larger section, for example in a book or manual

is more self contained and often works independently inside the larger system
subcomponent
vssubmodule
  • Specialized
1 4.7

A smaller part of a larger machine or system

is more self contained and often works independently inside the larger system

How Independent

microsystem
  • Specialized
1 6.6
module
101 3.7
plugin
  • Specialized
33 3.5
submodule
  • Specialized
1 6.3
component
447 3.4
subcomponent
  • Specialized
1 4.7

Surface Forms

submodule singular
submodules plural

Morphology

submodule = module (transparent) = sub + module

Productive prefix 'sub-' meaning 'under' or 'smaller' combines with 'module' to denote a smaller or subordinate unit.

Etymology

Submodule comes from the parts sub- and module. A helpful way to remember it is that sub- means 'under' or 'smaller', as in subway or submarine, and module means 'a part' or 'unit', so a submodule is a smaller part of a larger module that can work on its own.