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gen. élément m composant m constituant m chacun des corps simples qui forment un corps composé chem. matière première comp. composante f comp., MS composant m (Any raw material, ingredient, part or item used to assemble a subassembly, finished good, or used as part of a kit) el. train élémentaire fin., tax. élément de construction mech.eng. organe m organe de machine ; pièce f pièce de machine ; pièce mécanique med. ingrédient m met. costituant m nat.res. partie constitutive ; teneur f patents. partie f scient. composante d'une force tech. organe composant telecom. composant m (électronique) ; pièce détachée transp., mater.sc. force composante build.mat. constituants m ingrédients m construct. éléments constitutifs ; éléments de construction mech.eng. organes m tech. composants m work.fl., mater.sc. element IT composant m UN, account. grandes rubriques, éléments constitutifs English thesaurus abbr., polym. comp. ; compon. IT A general term that is used to mean one part of something more complex (For example, a computer system may be a component of an IT service, or an application may be a component of a release unit. Components are co-operating packages of executable software that make their services available through defined interfaces. Components used in developing systems may be commercial off-the-shelf software (COTS) or may be purposely built. However, the goal of component-based development is to ultimately use as many pre-developed, pretested components as possible) mil., abbr. cmpt ; comp mil., logist. In logistics, a part or combination of parts, having a specific function, which can be installed or replaced only as an entity. (FRA) ; Set of forces having the abilities and capabilities for a given action in a specific fighting domain, enabling them to produce specific effects. 2. Task to be carried out, in combination with other tasks in a given time-space framework, in order to contribute in the implementation of a course of action. (FRA) USA One of the subordinate organizations that constitute a joint force (JP 1) ; In logistics, a part or combination of parts having a specific function, which can be installed or replaced only as an entity water.suppl., abbr. cpn 
