noun “system”
singular system, plural systems
- a group of related parts that work together as a whole
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The human body is a complex system of cells and organs.
- a method or set of procedures for doing something
We need to develop a better system for tracking expenses.
- a set of computer hardware and software working together
The new software system will help manage the inventory more efficiently.
- the established social or political order, especially when seen as oppressive
They rebelled against the system by staging a protest.
- (physiology) a group of organs in the body with a common function
The nervous system transmits signals throughout the body.
- (mathematics) a set of equations that are related and can be solved together
She solved the system of equations to find the unknown variables.
- (astronomy) a group of celestial bodies moving in relation to each other
Our solar system includes eight planets orbiting the sun.
- (music) a set of staves in musical notation to be played simultaneously
In the conductor's score, the systems showed all the parts for each instrument.