Electronic component
BASIC DISCRETE DEVICE OR PHYSICAL ENTITY IN AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM USED TO AFFECT ELECTRONS OR THEIR ASSOCIATED FIELDS
Discrete device; Electrical component; Discrete component; Electrical components; Discreet components; Electronic components; Electronic Components; Discrete components; Electonic components; Photoelectric devices; Discrete-device
An electronic component is any basic discrete device or physical entity in an electronic system used to affect electrons or their associated fields. Electronic components are mostly industrial products, available in a singular form and are not to be confused with electrical elements, which are conceptual abstractions representing idealized electronic components and elements.