system
noun (SET) /ˈsɪs.təm/Definition
B1 [C] a set of connected things or devices that operate together: a central-heating systemClassifying and creating order B1 [C] a set of computer equipment and programs used together for a particular purpose: The system keeps crashing and no one is able to figure out why.Computer concepts C2 [C] a set of organs or structures in the body that have a particular purpose: the immune system the nervous systemSubstances and structures in the body › [C] the way that the body works, especially the way that it digests food and passes out waste products: A run in the morning is good for the system - it wakes the body up and gets everything going.The body
(Definition of system noun (SET) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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