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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
a
particular
method
of
counting
,
measuring
, or
weighing
things:
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
.
a
complaints
/
tax
/
trading
system
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
a
particular
method
of
counting
,
measuring
, or
weighing
things:
Examples:
the
metric
system
16
a set of
connected
machines
, etc. that
operate
together:
Examples:
They
design
and
build
solar
electric
systems.
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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