subassembly
noun
sub·as·sem·bly
ˌsəb-ə-ˈsem-blē 
: an assembled unit designed to be incorporated with other units in a finished product
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And Luminar is also expanding another facility in Thailand with contract manufacturer Fabrinet for the optical subassembly.
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2023
Using a 4-foot level, plumb each post and fasten the braces to the stakes to hold the subassembly in place.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2020
Clamp this three-piece subassembly between the four-piece assembly on one side and the rest of the loose benchtop pieces on the other side.
—Richard Romanski, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2020
Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2023
Using a 4-foot level, plumb each post and fasten the braces to the stakes to hold the subassembly in place.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2020
Clamp this three-piece subassembly between the four-piece assembly on one side and the rest of the loose benchtop pieces on the other side.
—Richard Romanski, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2020
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First Known Use
1908, in the meaning defined above
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