| 1. | the evaluation of an activity to identify its desired objectives and determine procedures for efficiently attaining them. |
| 2. | Computers. the methodical study of the data-processing needs of a business or department, together with recommendations for specific hardware and software installations. |

| sys·tems analysis (sĭs'təmz) n.
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systems analysis job
Study of the design, specification, feasibility, cost, and implementation of a computer system for business. What a systems analyst does.
(1997-04-25)