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Vinony

component

noun

  1. smaller, self-contained part of a component entity (entity consisting of components)
  2. divisible part of an entity
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kəmˈpəʊ.nənt/ / /kəmˈpoʊ.nənt/ / /kəmˈpoʊ.nɪnt/

adj

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

  1. Making up a larger whole.

    “a component word”

  2. Made up of smaller complete units in combination.

    “a component stereo”

noun

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

  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.”

    “Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis:[…]. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.”

  2. A connected subgraph that is not part of any larger connected subgraph.