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component
What does component mean?
component (noun): a smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce component?
/kəmˈpoʊnənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does component come from?
Borrowed from Latin compōnēns, compōnēntis, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “component” mean?
a series of events leading to a result or product
Not quite: that's what process means.
the state or characteristic of being just or fair
Not quite: that's what justice means.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
Not quite: that's what project means.
a smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity
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