A unit of functionality that can be dynamically loaded into the kernel.
A unit of functionality that can be dynamically loaded and unloaded without rebooting the kernel, used to implement things like device drivers, managed with the lsmod/insmod/rmmod commands. The modprobe command also resolves and loads any modules it depends on automatically, which is why it's generally preferred over insmod in practice.
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