module
/ˈmɒdjuːl/noun
1- each of a set of standardized parts or independent units that can be used to construct a more complex structure, such as an item of furniture or a building组件, 模件, 预制件。
1.1
- each of a set of independent units of study or training that can be combined in a number of ways to form a course at a college or university（大学课程）组成单元。
1.2
- usu. with modifier an independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft（航天器的）舱。
1.3
- Computing any of a number of distinct but interrelated units from which a program may be built up or into which a complex activity may be analysed【计算机】模件, 模块, 功能块。
词源
late 16th cent. （in the senses 'allotted scale' and 'plan, model'）： from French, or from Latin modulus （see MODULUS）. Current senses date from the 1950s.