system
n 1: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising
a unified whole; "a vast system of production and
distribution and consumption keep the country going"
2: a combination of interrelated interacting artifacts designed
to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo
system"; "the unit consists of a motor and a small
computer" [syn: {unit}]
3: a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have
to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has
a complex system for indicating gender" [syn: {system of
rules}]
4: a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had
to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"
5: a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or
parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion"
6: 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" [syn: {arrangement}, {organization}, {organisation}]
7: (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"
8: the living body considered as made up of interdependent
components forming a unified whole; "exercise helped him
get the alcohol out of his system"
9: 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" [syn: {organization}, {organisation}]