Component

a.	1.	Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting; constituent. The component parts of natural bodies. - Sir I. Newton.
n.	1.	A constituent part; an ingredient. Component of force (Mech.) a force which, acting conjointly with one or more forces, produces the effect of a single force or resultant; one of a number of forces into which a single force may be resolved.

Noun	1.	component - an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" Synonyms: element, factor, ingredient, constituent
	2.	component - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach" Synonyms: component part, part, portion
	3.	component - 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"; "a component or constituent element of a system" Synonyms: constituent, element

(programming)

component - An object adhering to a component architecture.

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