[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

system \sys"tem\, n. l. systema, gr. ?, fr. ? to place
   together; sy`n with + ? to place: cf. f. syst`eme. see
   stand.
   1. an assemblage of objects arranged in regular
      subordination, or after some distinct method, usually
      logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects related
      by some common law, principle, or end; a complete
      exhibition of essential principles or facts, arranged in a
      rational dependence or connection; a regular union of
      principles or parts forming one entire thing; as, a system
      of philosophy; a system of government; a system of
      divinity; a system of botany or chemistry; a military
      system; the solar system.
      1913 webster

            the best way to learn any science, is to begin with
            a regular system, or a short and plain scheme of
            that science well drawn up into a narrow compass.
                                                  --i. watts.
      1913 webster

   2. hence, the whole scheme of created things regarded as
      forming one complete plan of whole; the universe. "the
      great system of the world." --boyle.
      1913 webster

   3. regular method or order; formal arrangement; plan; as, to
      have a system in one's business.
      1913 webster

   4. mus. the collection of staves which form a full score.
      see score, n.
      1913 webster

   5. biol. an assemblage of parts or organs, either in animal
      or plant, essential to the performance of some particular
      function or functions which as a rule are of greater
      complexity than those manifested by a single organ; as,
      the capillary system, the muscular system, the digestive
      system, etc.; hence, the whole body as a functional unity.
      1913 webster

   6. zool. one of the stellate or irregular clusters of
      intimately united zooids which are imbedded in, or
      scattered over, the surface of the common tissue of many
      compound ascidians.
      1913 webster

   block system, conservative system, etc. see under
      block, conservative, etc.
      1913 webster systematic
see also:
stand score block system conservative system block conservative 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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"
          syn: scheme
     2: 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"
     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
see also:
scheme system of rules arrangement organization organisation 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

227 moby thesaurus words for "system":
   anschauung, copernican universe, einsteinian universe, mo,
   newtonian universe, ptolemaic universe, aggregation, algorithm,
   all, all being, all creation, allness, anality, angle,
   angle of vision, apple-pie order, approach, arrangement, array,
   attack, basis, blueprint, blueprinting, body-build, brand,
   calculation, cast, character, characteristic, characteristics,
   charting, combination, complex, complexion, composition,
   conception, concord, constituents, constitution, contrivance,
   cosmos, course, crasis, created nature, created universe, creation,
   deployment, design, device, dharma, diathesis, discipline,
   disposal, disposition, enterprise, entity, envisagement, ethos,
   everything that is, expanding universe, eye, fashion, fiber,
   figuring, fine fettle, footing, foresight, forethought, form,
   formation, frame, frame of reference, framework, game, genius,
   good condition, good shape, good trim, grain, graphing,
   ground plan, group, guidelines, guise, habit, harmony, hue, humor,
   humors, idea, ilk, integral, integrate, intention, kind, layout,
   light, line, line of action, lines, lineup, long-range plan,
   macrocosm, macrocosmos, makeup, manner, manner of working, mapping,
   marshaling, master plan, means, megacosm, mental outlook, mesh,
   metagalaxy, method, methodicalness, methodology, mode,
   mode of operation, mode of procedure, modus, modus operandi, mold,
   nature, neatness, network, omneity, operations research, order,
   orderliness, organization, outlook, pattern, peace, physique,
   place, plan, planning, planning function, plenum, point of view,
   position, practice, prearrangement, procedure, proceeding, process,
   program, program of action, property, proportion,
   pulsating universe, quality, quiet, quietude, rationalization,
   reference system, regard, regularity, respect, routine, schedule,
   schema, schematism, schematization, scheme, scheme of arrangement,
   set, set-up, setup, side, sidereal universe, sight, situation,
   slant, somatotype, sort, spirit, stamp, stand, standpoint,
   steady-state universe, strategic plan, strategy, streak, stripe,
   structure, style, suchness, sum, sum of things, symmetry,
   systematicness, systematization, tack, tactical plan, tactics,
   technique, temper, temperament, tendency, tenor, the big picture,
   the drill, the how, the picture, the way of, tidiness, tone,
   totality, totality of being, tranquillity, trimness, type,
   uniformity, universe, vein, view, viewpoint, way, whole wide world,
   wide world, wise, working plan, world, world without end

[4] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

system n. 1. the supervisor program or os on a computer. 2. the entire
   computer system, including input/output devices, the supervisor program
   or os, and possibly other software. 3. any large-scale program. 4. any
   method or algorithm. 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'

[5] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

system
     
        1. the supervisor program or operating system on a
        computer.
     
        2. the entire computer system, including input/output devices,
        the supervisor program or operating system and possibly
        other software.
     
        3. any large program.
     
        4. any method or algorithm.
     
        jargon file
     
     
see also:
supervisor operating system software algorithm jargon file 

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