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- DictionarySys·tem/ˈsistəm/
noun
- 1. a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network: "the state railroad system" Similar structureorganizationorderarrangementcomplexapparatusnetworkadministrationinstitutioninformal:setup
- ▪ a set of organs in the body with a common structure or function: "the digestive system"
- ▪ the human or animal body as a whole: "you need to get the cholesterol out of your system"
- ▪ a group of related hardware units or programs or both, especially when dedicated to a single application.
- ▪ (in chronostratigraphy) a major range of strata that corresponds to a period in time, subdivided into series: "the Devonian system"
- ▪ a group of celestial objects connected by their mutual attractive forces, especially moving in orbits about a center: "the system of bright stars known as the Gould Belt"
- ▪ short for weather system
- ▪ short for crystal system
- 2. a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized framework or method: "a multiparty system of government" Similar methodmethodologytechniqueprocessprocedureapproachpracticelineline of actionline of attackattackmeanswaymannermodeframeworkmodus operandischemeplanpolicyprogramregimenset of principlesset of proceduresset of guidelinesformularoutinetactictack
- ▪ a set of rules used in measurement or classification: "the metric system"
- ▪ orderliness; method: "there was no system at all in the company" Similar methodicalnessorderlinesssystematizationplanninglogicroutine
- ▪ a method of choosing one's procedure in gambling.
- 3. the prevailing political or social order, especially when regarded as oppressive and intransigent: "don't try bucking the system" Similar the establishmentthe authoritiesthe powers that bethe ruling classthe regimebureaucracyofficialdomthe status quothe prevailing political/social orderarchaic:the regimen
- 4. a set of staves in a musical score joined by a brace.
Word Origin early 17th century: from French système or late Latin systema, from Greek sustēma, from sun- ‘with’ + histanai ‘set up’.
Derivatives
- 1. systemless adjective
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