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Entroper said:
The way to remember composite/component is by the meanings of the words. Composite means put together, and the cable is called that because it puts all of the video signal together over one cable. Component sends the, well, components of the signal (two chrominance signals, and one luminance signal) over separate cables, giving a better quality picture.

 even simpler, add a H, composite = composhite :)