| A component is a program that runs on Fuchsia in its own sandbox. |
| Each component is a composable module that interacts with other components |
| through their capabilities. All software on Fuchsia is defined as a component |
| except for the kernel image, bootstrapping processes, and the Component Manager. |
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| Fuchsia's component framework is responsible for running nearly all user space |
| software in the system. The Component Manager is a system process that coordinates |
| the execution and lifecycle of all component instances, maintains the component |
| topology, provides components with their capabilities, and keeps them isolated |
| from one another. |
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| Components obtain privileges to access various parts of the wider system through |
| capabilities. Each component can declare new capabilities that they offer to the |
| system and capabilities provided by other components (or the framework) that |
| they require to function. Component Manager resolves and validates all capability |
| requests between components to ensure they match capabilities that the component |
| has been properly granted. |
