Component vs. Feature
Componentnoun
A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
Componentadjective
Making up a larger whole; as a component word.
Componentadjective
Made up of smaller complete units in combination; as a component stereo.
Componentadjective
Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting; constituent.
Componentnoun
A constituent part; an ingredient.
Componentnoun
an abstract part of something;
Componentnoun
something determined in relation to something that includes it;
Componentnoun
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system;
Componentnoun
a part or element of a larger whole, especially a part of a machine or vehicle
Componentnoun
each of two or more forces, velocities, or other vectors acting in different directions which are together equivalent to a given vector
Componentadjective
constituting part of a larger whole; constituent
Featurenoun
(obsolete) One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions.
Featurenoun
An important or main item.
Featurenoun
(media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
Featurenoun
Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
Featurenoun
(computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
Featurenoun
The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.
Featurenoun
(archaeology) Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.
Featurenoun
(engineering) Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.
Featurenoun
An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed.
Featurenoun
(music) The act of being featured in a piece of music.
Featurenoun
(linguistics) The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.
Featureverb
(transitive) To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.
Featureverb
(transitive) To star, to contain.
Featureverb
(intransitive) To appear, to make an appearance.
Featureverb
To have features resembling.
Featurenoun
The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance.
Featurenoun
The make, cast, or appearance of the human face, and especially of any single part of the face; a lineament. (pl.) The face, the countenance.
Featurenoun
The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic; as, one of the features of the landscape.
Featurenoun
A form; a shape.
Featurenoun
a prominent aspect of something;
Featurenoun
the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin;
Featurenoun
the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater;
Featurenoun
a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine;
Featurenoun
an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
Featureverb
have as a feature;
Featureverb
wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner;
