Definitions
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- noun A portion of a component, especially an electronic component; a subassembly.
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- noun A
lesser orsecondary component .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The biggest challenge, he said, would be achieving redundancy lower down in the parts supply chain since auto makers historically deal mostly with parts makers, not their subcomponent producers.
Honda Sees a January Sales Pickup Chester Dawson 2011
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But the country's army of subcomponent manufactures may face a steeper road to recovery.
Japan to Steer Funds to Its Auto-Parts Makers Chester Dawson 2011
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There is also a language poetry subcomponent, but this has its own utterly predictable rules (the language poets think the lyric and narrative poets are closet fascists, yet they are blind to their own brand of conservatism).
Anis Shivani: Creative Writing Programs: Is The MFA System Corrupt And Undemocratic? Anis Shivani 2010
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"That weakness became evident this year as we discovered different parts makers relied on the same subcomponent manufacturer," Mr. Iwamura said.
Honda Sees a January Sales Pickup Chester Dawson 2011
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For those interested in possible responses to bio attacks, the US maintains the strategic stockpile, and a subcomponent of that is the Cities Readiness Initiative which hopes to be able to deploy the appropriate anti-biotics to an anthrax-attacked city.
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There is also a language poetry subcomponent, but this has its own utterly predictable rules (the language poets think the lyric and narrative poets are closet fascists, yet they are blind to their own brand of conservatism).
Anis Shivani: Creative Writing Programs: Is The MFA System Corrupt And Undemocratic? Anis Shivani 2010
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More specifically, the flight function may exist multiple tiers below the executives, even, say, as a subcomponent of HR, security, legal, frankly anywhere.
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In some cases, one subcomponent of a larger department may have a child-care subsidy program while a sister agency does not.
Child-care subsidy is spotty for government employees Joe Davidson 2010
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In some cases, one subcomponent of a larger department may have a child-care subsidy program while a sister agency does not.
Child-care subsidy is spotty for government employees Joe Davidson 2010
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The first involved a move to standardize cycle times for cleaning defibrillators and pacemakers, and the other involved data for a product subcomponent from a supply vendor, Boston Scientific told doctors.
Boston Scientific Updates Doctors on Sales Halt Jon Kamp 2010
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