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modularize

American  
[moj-uh-luh-rahyz] / ˈmɒdʒ ə ləˌraɪz /
especially British, modularise

verb (used with object)

modularized, modularizing
  1. to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.


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Etymology

Origin of modularize

First recorded in 1955–60; modular + -ize


Example Sentences

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Google’s new Project Treble system was supposed to modularize the OS to make it easier for manufacturers like Samsung to deliver updates more quickly.

From The Verge ● Feb. 19, 2019

Such generic vectors would, in effect, modularize the vaccine development process — conducting much of the safety testing and ironing out manufacturing processes for different vectors ready for the addition of a 'payload' antigen.

From Nature ● Mar. 17, 2015

It could also be a neat way to modularize future movie tie-in games making them more cost effective to produce and offer better value to the player.

From Forbes ● Jan. 9, 2013

They’re not “skins” anymore, they’re deeply modularized and sandboxed without forking the OS entirely.

From The Verge ● Oct. 4, 2019

If LG and Google's Ara didn't get you excited about modularized smartphones, perhaps Lenovo's new Moto Z line will.

From The Verge ● Jun. 9, 2016

“Adaptive technologies presume that knowledge can be modularized and sequenced,” says Watters, the education writer.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2015

"We're structuring a modularized speech . . ." the executive was saying.

From Time Magazine Archive

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