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A '''component''' is a partial [[glider synthesis]] that can be used in the same way in multiple [[glider recipe]]s. A component transforms part of an object under construction in a well-defined way, without affecting the rest of the object. For example, this well-known component can be used to add a [[hook]] to any object that includes a protruding [[table]] end, converting it to a [[long bookend]]. | A '''component''' is a partial [[glider synthesis]] that can be used in the same way in multiple [[glider recipe]]s. A component transforms part of an object under construction in a well-defined way, without affecting the rest of the object. For example, this well-known component can be used to add a [[hook]] to any object that includes a protruding [[table]] end, converting it to a [[long bookend]]. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Oscillator component]] | * [[Oscillator component]] | ||
*[[Still life component]] | * [[Still life component]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{LinkLexicon|lex_c.htm#component}} | * {{LinkLexicon|lex_c.htm#component}} | ||
* {{LinkForumThread|f=2|t=4063|title=Synthesis components}} | |||
Revision as of 00:45, 16 November 2022
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It has been proposed that this page be moved to Synthesis component due to the following reason: Propose moving this page to Synthesis component so that it becomes a single-subject article, and making Component a short disambiguation list instead. |
A component is a partial glider synthesis that can be used in the same way in multiple glider recipes. A component transforms part of an object under construction in a well-defined way, without affecting the rest of the object. For example, this well-known component can be used to add a hook to any object that includes a protruding table end, converting it to a long bookend.
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"Component" is also used to specify any piece of an object - spaceship, oscillator, etc. - that can be combined with other components in specific ways according to a grammar to produce a variety of objects. The components can either be independent objects that only occasionally react with each other, or else they can be fused together to support each other. For example, any branching spaceship is made up of several components, and there is a single repeating component in any wicktrailer.
See also
External links
- Synthesis component at the Life Lexicon
- Synthesis components (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums