Reusability Glossary

Browse 4 reusability terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

4 Reusability Terms

Component
A self-contained, reusable piece of UI that manages its own rendering and state. In frameworks like React, Vue, and Angular, components are the fundamental...
Composable Function
A function designed so its output or behavior can be cleanly combined with other functions to build larger behaviors without tight coupling. Composable...
Function
A named, reusable block of code that accepts inputs (parameters), performs a computation, and optionally returns a result. The fundamental unit of abstraction...
Utility Function
A small, general-purpose function that performs a common task — such as formatting dates, deep-cloning objects, or slugifying strings — and is typically pure,...

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