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I'm looking for a phrase or word that basically means interchangeable with other parts.

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I'm working on a proposal in which I'm describing a technical solution that consists of several parts which can be connected to other technical solutions (kind of like a connector set). I think there's a good word for this, but I can't seem to remember what that word is. I almost feel like it's on the tip of my tongue, but I just can't come up with a single word (or concise phrase might do). Thanks.

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    Could you supply a sample sentence (probably as part of the "Need" section) please?
    – Andrew Leach ♦
    Jun 30, 2019 at 10:05
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    Modules maybe? Really hard to tell. Give us the sentence, and ideally the whole paragraph. Failing that, the best word for "interchangeable" is, well, interchangeable. Whether it's parts or cats or planets, that's the word alright.
    – RegDwigнt
    Jun 30, 2019 at 10:06
  • You're not thinking of compatible?
    – Zebrafish
    Jun 30, 2019 at 10:09
  • @Zebrafish Or maybe "plug-compatible"
    – user888379
    Jun 30, 2019 at 13:36
  • Thank you @RegDwight! I think Modular works! Thank you to everyone else!
    – StatsStudent
    Jun 30, 2019 at 16:15

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I'd go with modular. For instance, for a modular smart phone the user himself can choose to install modules like cameras, ports, and such.

modular (from Wiktionary, 2019):

Consisting of separate modules; especially where each module performs or fulfills some specified function and could be replaced by a similar module for the same function, independently of the other modules.

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  • This is exactly what I'm looking for! Thank you!
    – StatsStudent
    Jun 30, 2019 at 16:16

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