What does "submodule" mean?

A module making up part of a larger module.

What is a synonym for "submodule"?

Common synonyms include: subassembly, swedish mod.

noun

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Noun

1
A module making up part of a larger module.
"The first-year English Literature module consists of three submodules."
2
A module contained in a larger module, both over the same ring, such that the ring multiplication in the former is a restriction of that in the latter.

"The first-year English Literature module consists of three submodules."

From sub- + module.