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'''Things that influence terminology:'''
* (1) material: kind of material used
* (2) size: size of structure
* (3) type: structural or machine (or structure-of-machine) 
* (UC) context of intended usage in [[convergent assembly|convergent/hierarchical assembly]]
* (C) composability
* (M) exchange/replaceability
* (S) selfcontaindness
* (B) exterior geometry

'''Guideline for basic usage of common terms:''' <br>
Strong suggestion: Try to not use these terms willy nilly unconscious about their meaning, but <br>
rather try to use them based on what best fits the context.
* (0) '''part''' – perhaps the most general term
* (UC) '''assembly''' – something that already as been assembled from two or more parts
* (UC) '''sub-assembly''' – same as assembly but in the context of the next [[assembly level]] 
* (UC) '''element''' – a part that is meant to become assembled or already is assembled into a bigger assembly
* (S) '''fragment''' – a part that in some sense can be considered a as a cutout of a bigger part => assembly needs welding/fusing/... 
* (S) '''unit''' – something that is in some sense a self contained whole 
* (B) '''block''' – a part with low aspect ratio exterior shape, usually convex <br>– the term focuses on this external shape and is preferably used for structural elements with not too much internal features of importance
* (C) '''component''' – something composable with other components (unless noted typically reversible)
* (M) '''module''' – something that can be exchanged/replaced with some part that is internally different somehow
* object – seems too general – may be disjoint parts? ...
* thing – seems too general – a thing may not be a physical part

== Terms of this wiki ==

'''Crystolecule''' or [[Gemstone-like molecular element]] (GME)
* (1) material: – gemstone-like but not necessarily with diamond-like structure
* (2) size: – large molecule sized
* (3) type: – can be structural element or machine element
* (UC) usage: – part that is meant to be part of bigger assembly

'''Diamondoid crystolecule'''
* (1) material: – diamond like structure
* (2) size: – large molecule sized
* (3) type: – can be structural element or machine element
* (UC) usage: – part that is meant to be part of bigger assembly

[[Diamondoid crystolecular machine element]]
* (1) material: – diamond-like structure (implies atomic precision [[AP]])
* (2) size: – large molecule sized (implies lower nanoscale)
* (3) type: – machine part
* (UC) usage: – part that is meant to be part of bigger assembly

[[Crystolecular unit]]
* (1) material: – gemstone-like but not necessarily with diamond-like structure
* (2) size: – as big as [[crystolecules]] or sometimes quite a bit larger – still nanoscale
* (3) type: – can be structural element or machine element – perhaps more machine elements since these may come with larger minimal size
* (S) usage: – self contained unit – not a fragment that needs to be fused – no unpassivated welding [[sinterface]] bonds left – all further assembly by reversible form closure or weak non-covalent bonds – (meant to be part of bigger assembly is implicit)

[[Crystolecule fragment]]
* (1) material: – gemstone-like but not necessarily with diamond-like structure
* (2) size: – large molecule sized
* (3) type: – typically structural – fragments of machine parts pose challenges like locking degrees of freedom for [[covalent welding]]
* (S) usage: – fragment that is meant to be part fused to bigger part (potentially irreversibly)

[[diamondoid molecular machine element]] (DMME) and [[diamondoid molecular structural element]] (DMSE)
* (1) material: – diamond-like structure (implies atomic precision [[AP]])
* (2) size: – large molecule sized
* (3) type: – can be structural element or machine element
* (UC) usage: – part that is meant to be part of bigger assembly

[[molecular machine element]] (MME) and [[molecular structural element]] (MSE)
* (1) material: – no constraints <br>– though something with at least [[topological atomic precision]] is typically assumed since molecular sized elements without any atomic precision hold limited functionality <br>– that is: they can barely be called machine/structural elements
* (2) size: – large molecule sized
* (3) type: – can be structural element or machine element
* (UC) usage: – part that is meant to be part of bigger assembly

== Related ==

* [[Component (gem-gum factory)]]
* [[Machine elements]]
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* [[Terminology]]
* [[Terminology for spacial places]]