sys·tem /ˈsɪstəm/
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"
synset: system
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"
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"
synset: system
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"
synset: system, 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"
synset: arrangement, organization, organisation, system
6. a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion"
synset: system
7. a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"
synset: system
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"
synset: 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 we establish some system around here"
synset: organization, organisation, system
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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