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component

Pronunciation: /kəmˈpəʊ.nənt/

The English word “component” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
  2. A connected subgraph that is not part of any larger connected subgraph.

adjective

  1. Making up a larger whole.
  2. Made up of smaller complete units in combination.

Etymology

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

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