component
IPA: kʌmpˈoʊnʌnt
noun
- A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
adjective
- Making up a larger whole; as a component word.
- Made up of smaller complete units in combination; as a component stereo.
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Examples of "component" in Sentences
- And just so you know, we insisted that the vitamin component is OPTIONAL for all winners.
- NHibernate uses the term component for a user-defined type that is mapped to columns in the row of another entity.
- Whether the component is a motor, a control valve, a star tracker, an antenna or a chip, it is simpler to look for non-American alternatives.
- The reel as a component is the greatest factor which determines the difference between victory and defeat when encountering really large fish.
- The most important all-weather component is a precision-landing system, which lets pilots safely descend for a landing even if clouds are within a few hundred feet of the ground.
- The graphic is an attempt to show that scanagent is the 'orchestration' my term component - meaning it leads the process but has to pull in other pieces to help out along the way.
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