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Component vs Scrap - What's the difference?

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Component is a related term of scrap.


As nouns the difference between component and scrap

is that component is component while scrap is a (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion or scrap can be a fight, tussle, skirmish.

As a verb scrap is

to discard or scrap can be to fight.

component

Noun

(en noun)
  • A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
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    Derived terms

    * componentless

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Making up a larger whole; as a component word.
  • Made up of smaller complete units in combination; as a component stereo.
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    scrap

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) scrappe, from (etyl) skrap, from

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
  • * De Quincey
  • I have no materials — not a scrap .
    I found a scrap of cloth to patch the hole.
  • (usually, in the plural) Leftover food.
  • Give the scraps to the dogs and watch them fight.
  • Discarded material (especially metal), junk.
  • That car isn't good for anything but scrap .
  • (ethnic slur, offensive) A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated to the Norte gang.
  • The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.
  • pork scraps
    Derived terms
    * scrap paper * scrapbook * scrapheap * scrappy * scrapyard

    Verb

    (scrapp)
  • To discard.
  • (of a project or plan) To stop working on indefinitely.
  • To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.
  • To dispose of at a scrapyard.
  • To make into scrap.
  • Derived terms
    * scrapper

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fight, tussle, skirmish.
  • We got in a little scrap over who should pay the bill.

    Verb

    (scrapp)
  • to fight