Look up: system

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   System
   Something that can be studied as a whole. Systems may consist of subsystems that are interesting in their own right. Or they may exist in an environment that consists of other similar systems. Systems are generally understood to have an internal state, inputs from an environment, and methods for manipulating the environment or themselves. Since cause and effect can flow in both directions of a system and environment, interesting systems often posses feedback, which is self-referential in the str...
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   System
   A complex of interrelated components linked together for some common purpose or function eg. agro-ecosystem, pathosystem. A system is defined by sets of variables, rules governing rates of change of variables, initial conditions and constraints.
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   system
   [Noun] A way of doing things. A set of things or parts that are connected to form a whole.
   Example: We were told that there would soon be a new pay system at work.
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   System
   Combination of several pieces of equipment to perform in a particular manner.
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   A composite of equipment, skills, and techniques capable of performing or supporting an operational role or both. A complete system includes all equipment, related facilities, material, software, services and personnel required for its operation and support to the degree that it can be considered a self-sufficient item in its intended operational environment. The term 'system' as used by the Project Management System' (PMS) may mean: a hardware-software system (for example, a technical system or comprising subsystem consisting of hardware (HWCI) and software (CSCI) e.g., Replaceable units, prime items, etc., ); a software system (for example a database); a hardware system (does not contain a software element).
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   System
   A combination of the hardware, software, and firmware.
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   system
   [n] - (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium 2. [n] - a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole 3. [n] - a procedure or process for obtaining an objective 4. [n] - a complex of methods or rules governing behavior 5. [n] - a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts 6. [n] - the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole 7. [n] - instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
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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.
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   System
   The systems approach to understanding how things work is based on two ideas.
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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 into one program.
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    System
    A collection of mutually incompatible programs.
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    system
    Compare with surroundings. In thermodynamics, the system is the part of the universe that is of interest.
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    system
    1. The supervisor program or operating system on a computer. 2. The entire computer system, including input/output devices, the supervisor program or operating system and possibly other software. 3. Any large program. 4. Any method or algorithm. [Jargon File]
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    system
    a set of one or more computers, the associated software, peripherals, terminals, human operators, physical processes, information transfer means, etc., that forms an autonomous whole capable of performing information processing and/or information transfer; an assembly of components united by some form of regulated interaction to form an organised whole (IBM) (1) Category: Automation (includes t...
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    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.
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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 distinct method, usually logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects related by some common law, principle, or end; a complete exhibition of essen ...
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    <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) ...
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    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`
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    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`
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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`
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    noun a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; `the body has a system of organs for digestion`
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    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`
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    System
    `System` is a set of interacting or interdependent entities, real or abstract, forming an integrated whole. The concept of an 'integrated whole' can also be stated in terms of a system embodying a set of relationships which are differentiated from relationships of the set to other elements, and from relationships between an element of the set and elements not a part of the relational regime. There are natural and man-made (designed) systems. M...
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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.
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    System
    • (n.) Regular method or order; formal arrangement; plan; as, to have a system in one`s business. • (n.) Hence, the whole scheme of created things regarded as forming one complete plan of whole; the universe. • (n.) One of the stellate or irregular clusters of intimately united zooids which are imbedded in, or scattered over, the sur...
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