monolithic

adjective5

1. •
   Of or resembling a monolith.
2. •
   (figurative) Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation.

   • Mainstream culture is hardly the monolithic block that its caricaturization often implies.
3. •
   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.
4. •
   Of a single structure, a singular component; instead of an assembly.

   • Monolithic space stations only have a single station module.
5. •
   Consisting of a single program or codebase.

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