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| Component Assembly Packaging describes the deployment of interrelated components. |
| Component Assembly Archive file (with ".aar" extension) contains a component assembly descriptor, a set of component archive files (component packages), and (optional) a set of property files. |
| The component assembly descriptor describes which components make up the assembly, how those components are partitioned, and how they are connected to each other. |
| An assembly is normally created with a visual design tool. |