MODULAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does modular mean? 

• MODULAR (adjective)
  The adjective MODULAR has 1 sense:

1. constructed with standardized units or dimensions allowing flexibility and variety in use

  Familiarity information: MODULAR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MODULAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Constructed with standardized units or dimensions allowing flexibility and variety in use

Context example:

modular homes

Similar:

standard (conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind)

Derivation:

module (a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components)

module (computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware))

 Context examples 

F-box proteins act as adaptor components of the modular E3 ubiquitin ligase SCF complex that functions in phosphorylation mediated ubiquitination.

(F-Box Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

The PedsQL Measurement Model uses a modular approach that integrates both generic core scales and disease-specific modules into one measurement system.

(Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, NCI Thesaurus)

“The bandage material, as well as the drug used, can be chosen on demand as the situation warrants, making modular and adaptable drug delivery accessible in remote locations,” Huston said.

(Scientists Develop Spray Gun to Paint Bandages onto Wounds, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The C-terminal region of F-box proteins are also composed of various modular domain that interact with target substrates, often in a phosphorylation dependant manner.

(F-Box Domain, NCI Thesaurus)