Noun
A module making up part of a larger module.
The first-year English Literature module consists of three submodules.
(algebra) 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.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgA submodule N of M is a direct summand of M if there exists some other submodule N′ of M such that M is the internal direct sum of N and N′. Source: Internet
For instance, if U is right R-module, and V is a maximal submodule of U, U·J(R) is contained in V, where U·J(R) denotes all products of elements of J(R) (the "scalars") with elements in U, on the right. Source: Internet
If M is a free module over a principal ideal domain R, then every submodule of M is again free. Source: Internet
A non-zero return from the command in any submodule causes the processing to terminate. Source: Internet
A submodule can be deinitialized by running git submodule deinit. Source: Internet
The SVN repository on Google Code is now frozen and replaced by a Git repository such that it can be used as Git submodule by projects. Source: Internet