A component is typically contained by a physical package, such as a chassis or card. The CIM_PackagedComponent association ...

A component is typically contained by a physical package, such as a chassis or card. The CIM_PackagedComponent association makes this relationship explicit. In the first sentence, the word, 'typically', is used. This is because a component may be removed from, or not yet inserted into, its containing package (i.e., the Removable boolean property is TRUE). Therefore, a component may not always be associated with a container.