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Many objects can be seen as being made up of smaller objects. For example, a clock is made up of a number of components that together combine to make the whole object. The combination of objects may exist in many layers, with a larger component (such as the mechanism) being itself made up of a collection of smaller components. Figure 7.1 shows a clock as a combination of component parts.
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Parsons, D. (2012). Objects Working Together: Association, Aggregation, and Composition. In: Foundational Java. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2479-5_7
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