A feature is a part of the application's total functionality that a user recognizes and may decide to install independently. For example, a feature could be a spell-checker, a thesaurus, or a set of clip art. Hierarchical relationships of parent and child features commonly exist such that if a child feature is installed, the parent feature is automatically installed as well.

See the following for information about using features:

• Requesting a Feature
• Reinstalling a Feature or Application
• Referencing Features in Merge Modules
• Working with Features and Components
• Checking the Installation of Features, Components, Files
• Searching for a Broken Feature or Component
• Publishing Products, Features, and Components

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