Meaning & use
modular
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Made up of separate, standardized parts or units that can be combined, replaced, or rearranged.
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The modular furniture let them rearrange the living room in minutes.
Engineers designed the spacecraft with modular components so damaged parts could be swapped out easily.
A note on using this word
Modular design is prized in engineering, architecture, and software because individual modules can be upgraded or repaired without rebuilding the whole system.
Words with a similar meaning
component-basedinterchangeable
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Words with an opposite meaning
fixedintegrated
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