Meaning of 'system'

noun

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

Example: "I bought a new stereo system."

noun

an ordered manner

Synonyms: organization organisation

noun

the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole

Example: "Exercise helped them get the alcohol out of their system."

noun

a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts

Example: "Our body has a system of organs for digestion."

noun

a complex of methods or rules governing behavior

Example: "They have to operate under a system they oppose."

Synonyms: system of rules

noun

an organized structure for arranging or classifying

Synonyms: organization organisation

noun

a procedure or process for obtaining an objective

Example: "They had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation."

noun

a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

Example: "A vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going."

Synonyms: scheme

noun

(physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium

Example: "In a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface."