Noun | 1. | system - a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going" Synonyms: scheme |
2. | system - instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer" | |
3. | system - a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender" Synonyms: system of rules | |
4. | system - a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation" | |
5. | system - a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion" | |
6. | system - an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification" | |
7. | system - (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium; "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide" | |
8. | system - the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole; "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system" | |
9. | system - an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here" Synonyms: organisation, organization |
1. | system - The supervisor program or operating system on a computer. | ||
2. | system - The entire computer system, including input/output devices, the supervisor program or operating system and possibly other software. | ||
3. | system - Any large program. | ||
4. | system - Any method or algorithm. |