self-assembling component
nounUK /ˌself əˈsemblɪŋ kəmˈpəʊnənt/
US /ˌself əˈsemblɪŋ kəmˈpoʊnənt/
A part that puts itself together without help from people.
The toy robot uses a self-assembling component that clicks into place on its own.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A piece of a machine or device that joins with other pieces by itself, often through chemical or physical forces.
Engineers designed a self-assembling component that snaps together when heated.
3. In computing, a software module that configures and connects itself automatically.
The program's self-assembling component linked the new plugins without any setup.
4. A building block in nanotechnology that forms larger structures on its own.
Researchers watched the self-assembling component build a tiny lattice in the lab.