subcomponent
noun
sub·com·po·nent
ˌsəb-kəm-ˈpō-nənt
-ˈkäm-ˌpō-,
-käm-ˈpō-
variants
or sub-component
plural subcomponents or sub-components
: a component that is part of a larger component
But what does a contractor actually have to do to assure its representations are correct? It has to know when the thing was developed and who paid for it; and it must know the answer to those questions at the lowest segregable component level—meaning subcomponents for hardware and subroutines for software.—W. Jay DeVecchio
When a violinist bows a string to make a high C note, the sound actually contains many individual subcomponents called harmonics.—Dragan Huterer
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“Subcomponent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcomponent. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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