component
Definition
Uniquely identifiable input, part, piece, assembly or subassembly, system or subsystem, that (1) is required to complete or finish an activity, item, or job, (2) performs a distinctive and necessary function in the operation of a system, or (3) is intended to be included as a part of a finished, packaged, and labeled item. Components are usually removable in one piece and are considered indivisible for a particular purpose or use. Commonly, items of very small or insignificant cost are not considered components.
component is in the Agreements & Contracts, Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology and Purchasing & Procurement subjects.
component appears in the definitions of the following terms:
market research,
master production scheduling (MPS),
recovered material,
anticipation stock,
analysis of variances (ANOVA),
autonomous maintenance,
material requirements planning (MRP/MRP-I),
integrate,
resilience,
cross-sectional study
and
component appears in the other terms: passive component, active component, components of service experience, peripheral component interconnect (PCI) bus, component depreciation, component object model (COM)
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