<component>

A component is a part of a larger whole, such as a machine, software application, or vehicle.

Usage information

A product might be made up of many components, each of which is installable separately. Components might also be shared by several products so that the same component is available for installation with many products.

Content model

(Text | <data> | <foreign> | <keyword> | <term> | <text>)*

Contained by

<prodinfo>

Zero or more of the following

Contained by

Inheritance

- topic/component

The <component> element is a base element type. It is defined in the topic module.

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes.

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes.

Example

This section is non-normative.

See <prodinfo>.