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Component

//kəmˈpəʊnənt// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Making up a larger whole. not-comparable

    "a component word"

  2. 2
    Made up of smaller complete units in combination. not-comparable

    "a component stereo"

Noun
  1. 1
    A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.

    "A CPU is a component of a computer."

  2. 2
    an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system wordnet
  3. 3
    A connected subgraph that is not part of any larger connected subgraph.
  4. 4
    an abstract part of something wordnet
  5. 5
    something determined in relation to something that includes it wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin compōnēns, compōnēntis, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin compōnēns, compōnēntis, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).

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