| Subject | Spanish | English |
| comp., MS | catálogo de MEF | MEF catalog (An object that provides a collection of MEF parts from a specific source, such as a type, an assembly, or a directory, to a MEF composition container. A catalog is responsible for discovering MEF parts that a MEF composition container can make available to MEF apps) |
| comp., MS | composición de MEF | MEF composition (The process of matching MEF imports to MEF exports, performed by the MEF composition engine) |
| comp., MS | contenedor de composición de MEF | MEF composition container (A MEF composition engine that is based on MEF catalogs and MEF part instances) |
| comp., MS | contrato de MEF | MEF contract (An identifier that determines how MEF imports and exports are matched. The contract consists of a name that identifies the contract and a type, which specifies the exported type. Both the contract name and the contract type can be either automatically generated or specified) |
| comp., MS | elemento de MEF | MEF part (An object that is the basic building block of a MEF application. Each MEF part declares its dependencies (imports) and capabilities (exports), which are matched with the imports and exports of other MEF parts and made available to MEF apps) |
| comp., MS | exportación de MEF | MEF export (An object that a MEF part provides to make its services available to other MEF parts) |
| comp., MS | importación de MEF | MEF import (A dependency that a MEF part specifies and fulfills from exports provided by other MEF parts. For example, common services can be provided in a MEF part and declared as an import by other MEF parts) |
| comp., MS | motor de composición de MEF | MEF composition engine (An object that resolves a MEF part's dependencies and exposes its capabilities to other MEF parts and apps through composition, that is, by binding MEF imports to MEF exports) |
