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The definitions and discussions below were contributed via e-mail. They are arranged by date. The experts, listed alphabetically above, participated in this virtual round table during the first quarter of 1998.
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Broy, M., Deimel, A., Henn, J. et al. What characterizes a (software) component?. Software - Concepts & Tools 19, 49–56 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003780050007
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Key words
- Software component
- Component versus object/class
- Component versus module