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      systems
      noun
      A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole.
      (computing) A set of hardware and software operating in a computer.
      (countable, uncountable) A method or way of organizing or planning.
      (physiology) A set of body organs having a particular function.
      (philosophy) A comprehensive and logically organized set of propositions or philosophical beliefs.
      (politics) A socioeconomic formation.
      (derogatory, preceded by the, often capitalized) The mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as oppressive to the individual.
      (mathematics) A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously.
      (music) A set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously.
      (astronomy) A system in which two or more objects are bound to each other by gravity.
      (roleplaying games) A set of rules for a tabletop roleplaying game.
      (multiplicity) A set of alters of a person, or the multiple (“an individual with multiple personalities”) who contains them.
      Roots
      synsy- · Greek · together, withhistemi-stem · Greek · set, stand
      Words related to systems
      supersystemphalansteriansystematologyadjsubsystemsnomnirangencomputerizedvsystemicallyadvsoftwarennetworkednautomatedadjinstallationsnteleprocessingnphalansteryadjtechnologiesncomputersnautomationnmachinesnmodularadjelectromechanicaladjintegratedadjdevicesnintegratornmodularizedinternalsadjprocessesncomponentsnelectronicadjmicroserviceavionicsntransputer

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