Synonyms for
System
Definition
A set of connected things or parts that work together for a particular purpose.
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Common collocations
- operating system
- computer system
- legal system
- economic system
- nervous system
- solar system
- transport system
- information system
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Usage note
Often used to describe organized sets of components working together. Be mindful of context, as 'system' can refer to anything from a biological process to a technological one.
Example sentences
- The solar system consists of the sun, eight planets, and their moons.
- The school has a new grading system.
- The company implemented a new inventory system to track their products.
- The respiratory system helps us breathe.
- The legal system consists of laws, courts, and judges.
Quotes
The system is perfect until you add people to it. - John Gall
The best system is one that is inherently self-correcting. - Friedrich Hayek
In any bureaucracy, the people devoted to the benefit of the bureaucracy itself always get in control and those dedicated to the goals the bureaucracy is supposed to accomplish have less and less influence, and sometimes are eliminated entirely. - Jerry Pournelle