modularity
[ moj-uh-lar-i-tee, mod-yuh- ]
/ ˌmɒdʒ əˈlær ɪ ti, ˌmɒd yə- /
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noun
the use of individually distinct functional units, as in assembling an electronic or mechanical system.
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Words nearby modularity
mod. praesc., Modred, Mods, modular, modular arithmetic, modularity, modularize, modulate, modulation, modulator, module
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Example sentences from the Web for modularity
Even the modularity of the building touted by Rogers and Piano—which they contrasted with the “static” quality of traditional architecture—has proven to be more hype than reality.
Debugging of that unit was exceedingly laborious because of the lack of modularity in its components.
On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969|H. W. Fulbright et al.