modular systems
Plug-and-play architecture
Modular systems are designs built from standardized, interchangeable parts that can be combined, rearranged, or replaced independently.
The approach appears in furniture, software, architecture, and manufacturing—anywhere flexibility and scalability matter: The modular system lets you add shelving units as your storage needs grow.
The opposite would be monolithic or integrated systems, where components can't be easily separated.
- modular furnitureInterchangeable home pieces
- prefabricated buildingsStructures made in factories
- microservicesDecomposed application architecture
- containerizationStandardized cargo packaging system
- synthesizersElectronic sound-generating instruments
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