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reusable component comparison table

Subject	be of	be usually	has definition	have	catalog	document	reuse	is a kind of	simplify
component			Any piece of software or hardware that has a clear role and can be isolated, allowing you to replace it with a different component with equivalent functionality					subject
reusable component	high quality if its designer followed the same steps as the development of complete applications: domain and requirements analysis, design, documentation, testing and inspection, and if a software engineer is available to properly maintain it	more reliable than software not designed to be reused because it is tested in all the systems it is used in, and because it is used in different contexts, exposing any weak points	A piece of software, such as a library, command, framework or application that is reused in a software system	software engineer available to properly maintain it			if it is of high quality	component	the design of software systems

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