Topic: system
Definition:

  • 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" a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
  • "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going" (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" 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" 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" a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
  • "the body has a system of organs for digestion" a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
  • "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation" the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
  • "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system" 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"

    Related tag cloud:

  • software
  • computer
  • systems
  • management
  • design
  • internet
  • pc
  • service
  • web
  • network
  • control
  • information
  • security
  • hardware
  • business
  • online
  • development
  • free
  • it
  • training
  • consulting
  • Resources:

    PBS Online
    This Web site from the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) features companion Web sites for nearly 250 PBS programs and specials, as well as seven online neighborhoods that aggregate content by genre and interest.
    http://www.pbs.org

    Solar System Simulator
    A NASA/JPL/Caltech spyglass on the cosmos. Select from the options to have the simulator create a color image of your favorite planet or satellite.
    http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/

    Systems Internals
    A lot of unique system utilities for Windows NT and Windows 95/98. Including NTFS driver for DOS, FAT32 driver for NT and NT Undelete program. Most of them with a source code Very good for system administrators and system programmers.
    http://www.sysinternals.com

    United Nations System
    Official web directory of the United Nations bureaucracy.
    http://www.unsystem.org/

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
    The "Fed" is the central bank of the United States and controls the money supply.
    http://www.federalreserve.gov/