A module is a self-contained unit of a launch vehicle that serves as a building block for the overall structure. It is commonly referred to by its primary function—for example the "command module" used in the Apollo lunar missions....

// n. In certain theories of grammar, any one of the several more-or-less autonomous components of a grammar. In a modular theory of grammar, each module of the grammar makes its own independent requirements as to well-formedness, and a well-formed...

A relatively short, self-contained unit which forms part of a modular syllabus. National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQs) are organised in modules. For the NVQ a module is defined in terms of an...

A self-contained unit of teaching and learning that can be used in combination with other units to build a course or courses. An advantage of the modular approach is that the same unit can be used in different...

A Module is a self-contained component of a system, which has a well-defined interface to the other components; something is modular if it includes or uses modules which can be interchanged as units without disassembly of the module. Design,...

Some types of spectroscopy work better if the intensity of the light source increases and decreases in a regular pattern. Such a varying signal is called modulated, and here, the author explores the devices that perform this function. Some types of spectroscopy work...

The craze to modularize everything in sight is over. But BV Chassis, the Budd Co. -- Visteon joint venture, proves modules can work if they're used where they make sense. BV Chassis Systems isn't exactly a household word, but it is a joint...

Two spacewalking astronauts floated out of a hatch on the international space station on Friday to help install a new live-in compartment on the orbiting lab.Astronauts Scott Parazynski and Douglas Wheelock got started about 30 minutes ahead of schedule, as the space station passed over...

A new inflatable, unmanned test module for a proposed private space station was launched into orbit Thursday aboard a Russian rocket, the U.S. company developing the technology said.The Dnepr rocket carrying the Genesis II module lifted off shortly after 7 p.m. local time from the...