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Software component

Software component in design and implementation-oriented processes:

The software architecture decomposes the software into software components across appropriate hierarchical levels down to the lowest-level software components in a conceptual model.



Software component in verification-oriented processes:

The implementation of a SW component under verification is represented e.g., as source code, object files, library file, executable, or executable model.

Reference Volume (and volume-specific, additional or differing definitions to the standard):
VDA Volume Automotive SPICE® Process Assessment/Reference Model, Version 4.0, Nov. 2023