2. system any assemblage or set of correlated members.
3. system an ordered and comprehensive assemblage of facts, principles, doctrines, or the like in a particular field.
4. system a coordinated body of methods or a scheme or plan of procedure; organizational scheme: a system of government.
5. system any formulated, regular, or specialmethod or plan of procedure.
6. system an assemblage of organs or related tissues concerned with the same function: the digestive system.
7. system the entire human or animal body considered as a functioning unit: an ingredient toxic to the system.
8. system a number of heavenly bodies associated and acting together according to certain natural laws, as the solar system.
9. system a hypothesis or theory of the characteristics of heavenly bodies by which their phenomena, motions, changes, etc., are explained: the Copernican system.
10. system one's psychological makeup, esp. with reference to desires or preoccupations: to get something out of one's system.
11. system a method or scheme of classification: the Linnaean system.
12. system (sometimes cap.) the prevailing structure or organization of society, business, or politics or of society in general; establishment (usu. prec. by the): to work within the system.
13. system a major division of rocks comprising sedimentary deposits and igneous masses formed during a single geologic period.
14. system Physical Chem. a combination of two or more phases, each of which consists of one or more substances, that is attaining or is in equilibrium.
Etymology: (1610–20; < LL systēma < Gk sýstēma=systē-, var. s. of
Definition of 'SYSTEM'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)system 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"
2. (noun)system, scheme a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
3. (noun)system (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"
4. (noun)system, system of rules a complex of methods or rules governingbehavior "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender"
5. (noun)arrangement, organization, organisation, system an organized structure for arranging or classifying "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification"
6. (noun)system a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts "the body has a system of organs for digestion"
7. (noun)system a procedure or process for obtaining an objective "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"
8. (noun)system the livingbody considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system"
9. (noun)organization, organisation, system an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here"
1. (noun)system several separateparts that work together the body's circulation system; the state's university system; a system of cameras to monitor airport activity
2. system a carefully organized method the country's new tax system; a system for dealing with customers' calls
3. system sb's/the system sb's body The medication stays in your system for eight hours.
4. system get sth out of your system to do sth that gets rid of a bad feeling or habit She's rebellious right now, but she'll get it out of her system.
6. (noun)SYSTEM one of the stellate or irregular clusters of intimately united zooids which are imbedded in, or scattered over, the surface of the commontissue of many compound ascidians
5. System hacker: one who
hacks the system (in senses 1 and 2 only; for sense 3 one mentions the
particular program: e.g., LISP
hacker)
Definition of 'SYSTEM'
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
1. SYSTEM A functionally, physically, and/or behaviorally related group of regularly interacting or interdependent elements; that group of elements forming a unified whole.