Dictionary definition · component
noun
- an abstract part of something"jealousy was a component of his character"
- something determined in relation to something that includes it"he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"
- an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system"spare components for cars"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).