monolithic
/ˌmɑ.nəˈlɪθ.ɪk/ adjective C1- Of or resembling a monolith.
- Consisting 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.
- Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation. · Mainstream culture is hardly the monolithic block that its caricaturization often implies.
- Of a single structure, a singular component; instead of an assembly. · Monolithic space stations only have a single station module.
- Consisting of a single program or codebase. · Monolithic kernels perform all operating system duties in kernel space.
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