system
     n 1: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising
          a unified whole; "a vast system of production and
          distribution and consumption keep the country going"
          [syn: {scheme}]
     2: 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"
     3: 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" [syn: {system of
        rules}]
     4: a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had
        to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"
     5: a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or
        parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion"
     6: 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" [syn: {arrangement}, {organization}, {organisation}]
     7: (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"
     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"
     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 unless we establish
        some system around here" [syn: {organization}, {organisation}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0

system n. 1. The supervisor program or OS on a computer. 2. The entire
   computer system, including input/output devices, the supervisor program
   or OS, and possibly other software. 3. Any large-scale program. 4. Any
   method or algorithm. 5. `System hacker': one who hacks the system (in
   senses 1 and 2 only; for sense 3 one mentions the particular program:
   e.g., `LISP hacker')


Source: The Jargon File