modularity.

Organization into relatively separable components with defined roles or interfaces.

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Words that belong together

• modularity of a system
• modularity of design

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The system’s modularity allowed one component to be replaced without redesigning every part.

Modularity of design reduced some dependencies but did not eliminate coordination.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: requirements and constraints, institutional organization, formal assessment, system properties. Disciplines: academic writing, formal analysis, institutional studies. Commonness: moderately common.