Component (glossary)
(1) an entity with discrete
(ISO/IEC 1998)
(2) One of the parts that make up a system. (IEEE 2008)
(3) A set of functional
(ISO/IEC 2008)
Source
(1) ISO/IEC. 1998. Information Technology ― System and Software Integrity Levels Geneva, Switzerland: International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). ISO/IEC. 15026:1998. : 3.1
(2) IEEE. 2008. "IEEE Standard for Software and System Test Documentation". Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standards Association: IEEE 829-2008: 3.1.6
(3) ISO/IEC. 2008. "Information Technology ― Software and Systems Engineering ― FiSMA 1.1 Functional Size Measurement Method" Geneva, Switzerland: International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). ISO/IEC 29881:2008. A.4.
Discussion
In systems terms, we use component as the generic term for the level of decomposition at which