Jira - Components and labels

They seem identical, but the truth is they aren't. They are being used for grouping the issues for sure. The main difference is that components are being used to group issues within one projects, while labels are being used on the global scale.
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[@arieheinrich3457]

So a label that is never needed beyond the scope of the project, might just create a component instead. Since everyone can add labels, how do you balance between components and labels ? I've seen so many labels created, some with spelling mistakes so there are multiple labels that point to same thing, or differernt ways to express the same idea like "Q2" and "Quarter 2", which then means creating a query to give items across projects with a filter on label cant really be "trusted". ive also seen components and labels that have the same values, which just makes managing this even harder. Can there be like "mandatory" components of labels ?

[@JiraBro]

It is a good idea to have these two separated. To have a mandatory component for a label in my opinion shouldn't be practiced.