modular

(adjective)

Consisting of separate modules; especially where each module performs or fulfills some specified function and could be replaced by a similar module for the same function, independently of the other modules.

Related Terms

Examples of modular in the following topics:

  • Electron Donors and Acceptors

    • The situation is often summarized by saying that electron transport chains in bacteria are branched, modular, and inducible.

  • Caulobacter Differentiation

    • The Caulobacter cell cycle regulatory system controls many modular subsystems that organize the progression of cell growth and reproduction.