### Question
What is the definition of assemblies?


### Answer
The definition of **assemblies** is as follows in *10 U.S.C. § 2533b*:

> items forming a portion of a system or subsystem that can be provisioned and replaced as an entity and which incorporates multiple, replaceable parts

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 2533b*
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