system meaning and definition

SYSTEM noun

Definition of system (noun)

1. 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"
2. a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
   • "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
   • synonyms: scheme
3. (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"
4. 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"
   • synonyms: system of rules
5. 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"
   • synonyms: arrangement, organisation, organization
6. a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
   • "the body has a system of organs for digestion"
7. a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
   • "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"
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"
   • synonyms: organisation, organization