What is meant by component or piece part? What is the difference?
A component refers to the embodiment of functionality used for representing or supporting an element of a simulation. Whereas piece parts, as described in the HLA FEDEP document, are individual classes or whole BOMs that can be used as building blocks in the construction or augmentation of a FOM. In this context, a piece part lacks the functionality a component might embody, but does serve to provide the interface elements of an object model. To be more precise, the BOM provides, as a piece part, an interface for describing the behavior elements of a simulation and/or relationships among conceptual entities within a simulation environment. The type of piece parts that can be formally represented by a BOM included object classes, interaction classes, patterns of interplay, state machines, and events. As far as component support, BOM Component Implementations (BCIs) can be developed and offered that provide the functionally described by a BOM for a specific language or platform. Examples
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