system
- system
- /'sIstim/ noun
1 RELATED PARTS (C) a group of related parts that work together as a whole for a particular purpose: They have an alarm system in the house. | the body's immune system | the banking system in the US | the railway system
2 METHOD (C) an organized set of ideas, methods, or ways of working
(+ of/for): What is the system for marking pronunciation in the dictionary?
3 THE BODY (C) your body considered as a set of working parts: All this overeating is bad for my system.
4 COMPUTERS (C) the way in which a computer or set of computers works: a fault in the system | What software does the system use?
—see also: operating system
5 the system informal the combination of official rules and powerful groups or organizations that seem to govern your life and limit your freedom: You can't beat the system in this company!
6 get sth out of your system informal to do something that helps you get rid of unpleasant strong feelings: I was furious, so I went for a run to get it out of my system.
7 ORDER (U) the use of sensible and organized methods: We need a bit more system in the way we organize our files.
Longman dictionary of contemporary English.
2004.
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