attribute vs component

attribute

noun
  • An option or setting belonging to some object. 

  • That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident. 

  • A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated. 

  • An object that is considered typical of someone or some function, in particular as an artistic convention. 

  • A word that qualifies a noun. 

  • A characteristic or quality of a thing. 

verb
  • To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc. 

  • To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone. 

component

noun
  • A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device. 

adj
  • Made up of smaller complete units in combination; as a component stereo. 

  • Making up a larger whole; as a component word. 

How often have the words attribute and component occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )