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    System
    An assembly of component parts connected together in an organised way for the purpose of doing something. The components are affected by being in the system and the behaviour of the system changes if they leave it. See Hard System, Soft System, Open System and Closed System.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20474
    
    
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    System
    The systems approach to understanding how things work is based on two ideas.
    Found op http://www.bcpa.co.uk/glossary.htm
    
    
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    system
    All of the parts that work together for a particular purpose. A computer system consists of the monitor, keyboard, all of the components in the CPU cabinet and any peripherals connected to it. An operating system is all of the routines and utilities needed for control of the computer, organized ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20581
    
    
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    system
    Compare with surroundings. In thermodynamics, the system is the part of the universe that is of interest.
    Found op http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/glossary/s.shtml
    
    
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    System
    A combination of equipment and/or controls, accessories, interconnecting means and terminal elements by which energy is transformed to perform a specific function, such as climate control, service water heating, or lighting.
    Found op http://www.neo.ne.gov/statshtml/glossarys.htm
    
    
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    System
    Sys'tem noun [ Latin systema , Greek ..., from ... to place together; sy`n with + ... to place: confer French système . See Stand .] 1. An assemblage of objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some di...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/268
    
    
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    system
    <biology, ecology> A group of related natural objects or forces within a defined zone, a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole, a more general and less rigorous term than ecosystem. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?system
    
    
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    system
    system of rules noun 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`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=system
    
    
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    system
    scheme noun a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; `a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=system
    
    
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    system
    noun 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`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=system
    
    
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    system
    noun a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; `the body has a system of organs for digestion`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=system
    
    
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    system
    noun (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...
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=system
    
    
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    system
    (sis´tәm) a set or series of interconnected or interdependent parts or entities (objects, organs, or organisms) that act together in a common purpose or produce results impossible by action of one alone. an organized set of principles or ideas. adj., systemat´ic, system´ic., adj.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
    
    

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