Phantom Parts
The term phantom part is sometimes used to describe a series of parts that collectively make up an assembly or subassembly. This concept is helpful in the database management of engineering and production (such as in product data management applications) when it is useful to think of a certain combination of subparts as "one part" (and thus one database record) for ordering, production, or billing purposes.
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