Monolithic

Adjective

Définitions

1.AdjectiveOf or resembling a monolith.

2.AdjectiveConsisting of a single piece of homogeneous material as opposed to a composite material or an assembly of multiple parts.

"A monolithic chunk of titanium with facets for cutting, wrenching, and prying."

3.AdjectiveHaving a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation.

"Mainstream culture is hardly the monolithic block that its caricaturization often implies."

4.AdjectiveOf a single structure, a singular component; instead of an assembly.

"Monolithic space stations only have a single station module."

5.AdjectiveConsisting of a single program or codebase.

"Monolithic kernels perform all operating system duties in kernel space."

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