system
Pronunciation: /ˈsɘs.tɛm/
“system” is a Polish word. Its 11 meanings in English:
noun
- system (collection of organized things; whole composed of relationships among its members)
- system (set of devices and tools as a whole)
- system (set of body organs having a particular function)
- system (comprehensive and logically organized set of propositions or philosophical beliefs)
- system (method or way of organizing or planning)
- system (elites or government of a state)
- system (set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously)
- system (set of hardware and software operating in a computer)
- formation (layer of rock of common origin)
- system (planetary system; a set of planets orbiting a star or star system)
- system (set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously)
Etymology
Borrowed from French système. First attested in 1628.
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