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sys·tem    Audio Help   (sĭs'təm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole.
  2. A functionally related group of elements, especially:
    1. The human body regarded as a functional physiological unit.
    2. An organism as a whole, especially with regard to its vital processes or functions.
    3. A group of physiologically or anatomically complementary organs or parts: the nervous system; the skeletal system.
    4. A group of interacting mechanical or electrical components.
    5. A network of structures and channels, as for communication, travel, or distribution.
    6. A network of related computer software, hardware, and data transmission devices.
  3. An organized set of interrelated ideas or principles.
  4. A social, economic, or political organizational form.
  5. A naturally occurring group of objects or phenomena: the solar system.
  6. A set of objects or phenomena grouped together for classification or analysis.
  7. A condition of harmonious, orderly interaction.
  8. An organized and coordinated method; a procedure. See Synonyms at method.
  9. The prevailing social order; the establishment. Used with the: You can't beat the system.


[Late Latin systēma, systēmat-, from Greek sustēma, from sunistanai, to combine : sun-, syn- + histanai, set up, establish; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

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