Component and Principle

Component

Component noun - One of the parts that make up a whole.

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Principle and component are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Principle" instead a noun "Component".

Nearby Word: componentry

Principle noun - A basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct.

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Component and principle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Component" instead a noun "Principle".

Nearby Words: principal, principled, principally, principe

human	human component	human principle
physical	physical component	physical principle
rare	rare component	rare principle
particular	particular component	particular principle
Other adjectives: common, single, main, important, necessary, essential, moral, new, major, highest, central.

The protagonists physically enter a computer network when their bodies are reduced to component information by a teleportation device (actually a laser, but the same principle is involved).

Source: Inside a Computer System

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