http://fedoraproject.org/extras/4/i386/repodata/

[Jeff Spaleta]

On 7/14/05, Matthew Miller <mattdm at mattdm.org> wrote:
> Debian calls the "logical groupings" Tasks, and in Anaconda, they're
> Components. (In both cases, kind of fuzzily bleeding into the "typal
> grouping" sometimes.) I think Component is a actually a really great term
> for this -- you build a system by taking the parts you need for your purpose
> and put 'em together.

You aren't the only one you likes the term component.
http://componentizedlinux.org/

http://componentizedlinux.org/documentation/component-model/