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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz
I wouldn't just refer to them as "components" in general. I'd need that word in the specific context of "the components to my set-up are X, Y, and Z." I would understand the meaning in other contexts, but there would be a fleeting thought of component cables.
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Maybe it's an age thing. The receiver, tape deck, CD player, record player were all called "components" for a stereo system. I don't think a lot of people have these things as separate items anymore, if at all, so the term may be outdated.