modular unit
Swappable building block
A modular unit is a self-contained component designed to connect with others of its kind to form a larger system.
The term appears in architecture prefabricated modular units shipped to the building site, furniture stackable modular units, and technology the server rack holds twelve modular units.
The appeal is flexibility—units can be added, removed, or rearranged without redesigning the whole.
- componentElement of a system
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- segmentDistinct part of whole
- prefabPre-assembled building
- flat packFurniture sold disassembled
interchangeable · mix and match · stackable · pod · cell · cartridge · kit · section · panel · tile · brick · snap-in · plug-in · plug and play · assembly · partition · cubicle · container
integration vs. separability
modular unitintegral part
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