The degree to which a system’s components can be separated and recombined to create new configurations and capabilities.
Modularity
2 of our books define this term — and their definitions are worth reading side by side.
Modularity refers to component decoupling with a focus on the smallest unit of functionality
— Industrial DevOps, in the text, Suzette Johnson, Diane LaFortune, Dean Leffingwell, Harry Koehnemann, Stephen Magill, Steve Mayner, Avigail Ofer, Anders Wallgren, and Robin Yeman
See also application programming interface (API) · Digital Ecosystem · Platform · Value Networks
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