existing

adj 1: having existence or being or actuality; "an attempt to

refine the existent machinery to make it more

efficient"; "much of the beluga caviar existing in the

world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran" [syn: {existent}]

[ant: {nonexistent}]

2: existing in something specified; "depletion of the oxygen

existing in the bloodstream"

3: presently existing; "the existing system"