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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"
- 2. a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized framework or method: "a multiparty system of government"
a set of connected things or devices that operate together: a central heating system. B1 [ C ] a set of computer equipment and programs used together for a particular purpose: The system keeps crashing and no one is able to figure out why. C2 [ C ] a set of organs or structures in the body that have a particular purpose: the immune system.
A system is a group of things that connect and form some kind of coherent whole. All the individual buses and the separate routes they take through your city are together called a bus system. Any time various separate things act together in some organized way, you can call the entire group of interconnected things a system.
Definition of system noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 days ago · A system is a way of working, organizing, or doing something which follows a fixed plan or set of rules. You can use system to refer to an organization or institution that is organized in this way.
parts of the body that work together in order to make something happen: the body's immune system. the system. the laws and rules of a society. See also. immune system. nervous system. operating system. public address system. the solar system. Idioms. get sth out of your system.
Britannica Dictionary definition of SYSTEM. 1. [count] : a group of related parts that move or work together. a system of rivers. railroad systems. a security/telephone/heating system. [+] more examples. — see also ecosystem, pa system, public address system, solar system, sound system. 2. [count]
noun. an assemblage or combination of things or parts forming a complex or unitary whole: a mountain system; a railroad system. any assemblage or set of correlated members: a system of currency; a system of shorthand characters.
