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system

17 definitions • 31 examples
1
a set of connected things or devices that operate together:

Examples:

a central heating system
2
a set of computer equipment and programs used together for a particular purpose:

Examples:

The system keeps crashing and no one is able to figure out why.
3
a set of organs or structures in the body that have a particular purpose:

Examples:

the immune system
the nervous system
4
the way that the body works, especially the way that it digests food and passes out waste products:

Examples:

A run in the morning is good for the system - it wakes the body up and gets everything going.
5
a way of doing things:

Examples:

We'll have to develop a better filing system.
Under this system, many people were prevented from voting.
The legal system operates very differently in the US and Britain.
6

Examples:

the metric system of measuring and weighing
7
the intentional and organized use of a system:

Examples:

There doesn't seem to be any system to the books on these shelves - they're certainly not in alphabetical order.
8
unfair laws and rules that prevent people from being able to improve their situation:

Examples:

He has his own ways of beating the system, making sure that he has good relationships with influential people.
9
a set of connected items or devices that operate together:

Examples:

the system of interstate highways
We’re having a new computer system installed.
10
In the body, a system is a set of organs or structures that have a particular job to do:

Examples:

the digestive system
11
a way of doing things; a method:

Examples:

My assistant will explain the system for filing a medical claim.
Under the US legal system, an accused person is innocent until proven guilty.
12
A system is also a particular method of counting, measuring, or weighing things:

Examples:

the metric system
13
a particular set of actions for doing something:

Examples:

They designed a system that tracks results.
a system for (doing) sth The bank has streamlined systems for switching accounts.
a system of (doing) sth The core of the fraud was a system of double billing.
The quota system limits the volumes of clothing that China can ship to the US.
14
a group of organizations that work together for a particular purpose, or have similar activities:

Examples:

the criminal justice system
the legal/financial system
Countries with better banking systems should have easier access to money at lower interest rates than those that do not.
15

Examples:

the metric system
16
a set of connected machines, etc. that operate together:

Examples:

We need to install a sprinkler system.
17
a set of computer equipment and programs used together for a particular purpose:

Examples:

At the moment, the company spends around €1million a year on its IT systems.
I can't process the order right now because our systems are down.
You need a password to get onto the system.

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