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<p>Each component, under the hood, is backed by an element. By default
Ember will use a <code>&lt;div&gt;</code> element to contain your component's template.
To learn how to change the element Ember uses for your component, see
<a href="./customizing-a-components-element">Customizing a Component's
Element</a>.</p>
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