modular

IPA: mˈɑdʒʌɫɝ

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.
(chiefly mathematics) Of or relating to a module or modules.
Relating to mode or modulation.

Examples of "modular" in Sentences

Plug-in modular seating system by Stefano Getzel » CONTEMPORIST
In Montserrat, its members lived in modular tents and frequently worked in 38degree heat.
Initially Williams toyed with the idea of modular scaffolds fitted permanently with pneumatic drills.
Further up the security chain, companies like Phoenix-based i/o Data Centers are offering so-called modular data centers.
Surely the term modular just means that self contained modules are used, with common modules used for different systems or platforms.
The other was what they called a modular home and Nora a prefab, a frame bungalow standing on a bluff between the dirt road and the ridge.
One of the mathematical theories that Gauss developed was a system of arithmetic called modular arithmetic, or, as we call it in our lab, mod math.
So that maintenance can be done, substations are built with switching functions that allow you to disconnect and reconnect various parts of the system in modular sort of way.
Cairngorm 3 reference architecture (currently in draft) is to separate applications into distinct functional areas that can be developed independently; in other words a modular architecture, where each functional area is a module.