module
n
1
(a) any one of a set of standardized parts or units that are made separately and are joined together to construct a building or piece of furniture (標準尺寸的)建筑部件, 家具組件.
(b) unit, esp of a computer or computer program, that has a particular function 單位; 單元; (尤指計算機或計算機程序的)模件, 組件, 模塊
a software module 軟件元.
2 (aerospace 航空) independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft (航天器中獨立的)艙: a service module 服務艙
the command module, ie for the astronaut in command 指揮艙
a lunar module, ie used to land on the moon 登月艙.
3 any one of several independent units or options that make up a course of study, esp at a college or university (組成一門課程的)獨立單元, 選修部分(尤指大專院校的).