<s>
In	O
Unified	B-Language
Modeling	I-Language
Language	I-Language
(	O
UML	B-Language
)	O
,	O
a	O
component	B-Library
diagram	I-Library
depicts	O
how	O
components	B-Language
are	O
wired	O
together	O
to	O
form	O
larger	O
components	B-Language
or	O
software	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
component	B-Library
diagram	I-Library
allows	O
verification	O
that	O
a	O
system	O
's	O
required	O
functionality	O
is	O
acceptable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
administrators	O
can	O
use	O
component	B-Library
diagrams	I-Library
to	O
plan	O
ahead	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
logical	O
software	O
components	B-Language
and	O
their	O
relationships	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
component	B-Library
diagram	I-Library
extends	O
the	O
information	O
given	O
in	O
a	O
component	O
notation	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
way	O
of	O
illustrating	O
the	O
provided	O
and	O
required	O
interfaces	B-Application
by	O
the	O
specified	O
component	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
rectangular	O
compartment	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
component	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
accepted	O
way	O
of	O
presenting	O
the	O
interfaces	B-Application
is	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
ball-and-socket	O
graphic	O
convention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inherited	O
interfaces	B-Application
may	O
be	O
shown	O
with	O
a	O
lollipop	O
,	O
preceding	O
the	O
name	O
label	O
with	O
a	O
caret	O
symbol	O
.	O
</s>
