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ISO/IEC TR 29110:
tarkvarasüsteem või -element: moodul, üksus, andmed, dokument
= general term used to refer to a software system or an element, such as module, unit, data, or document

ISO/IEC 19770:
diskreetse struktuuriga olem süsteemis huvialusel analüüsitasemel, näiteks tarkvaramoodul; selles standardis: mingi terviku (tarkvaratoote vm) komponent
= entity with discrete structure, such as an assembly or software module, within a system considered at a particular level of analysis
Note. In this part of ISO/IEC 19770, software component refers to a part of a whole, such as a component of a software product, a component of a software identification tag, etc.

ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765:
tarkvara konfiguratsiooniüksuse funktsionaalselt või loogiliselt eristatav osa,enamasti kahe või mitme tarvaraüksuse agregeering
= functionally or logically distinct part of a computer software configuration item, typically an aggregate of two or more software units

ülevaateid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_component

https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-examples-of-software-component

https://medium.com/@publicapplicationcenter/tutorial-notes-software-components-and-connectors-a425bfd984df

https://martinfowler.com/bliki/SoftwareComponent.html