How to Re-install Individual Mac programs on OS X 10.8.3

What is the process to re-install individual Mac software like Image Capture, DVD Player or the Terminal app, for example. I'm running Mac OS X 10.8.3.
Thanks.

I meant to use those Mac apps as an example for this discussion.
Basically, any specific Mac app that needs re-installation is the focus.
While some combo updates may include a given app, it's a random chance that the app needed is the one being updated.
While Pacifist used to work when users had an install disc, it's not useful with Apple's current policy of downloading the Mountain Lion OS X directly online. That's really why I'm asking. I don't think Apple has considered that, down the road, people may need to install specific apps, and to reinstall the entire OS, needless to say, is very time consuming. Getting one's customized OS back to the way it was is a huge amount of work, and as a result, users may opt to do without given apps because of this hassle. The real answer is to burn a copy of the OS X Mountain Lion installation process onto a disc so that Pacifist can once again be useful in this regard. I'm not sure how to do that but there may be a way.

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