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OOP concept: Components are ``plug-and-play'' software libraries designed with standard, clearly defined interfaces. They are the epitome of modular design. Because components communicate only through well-defined interfaces, when an application needs to be modified, a single component can be modified (or exchanged for a similar component), without fear of disrupting the other components making up the application.





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