Meaning & use
system
A set of interconnected parts that work together as an organized whole.
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The company installed a new system to track inventory across all its warehouses.
The human digestive system breaks down food into nutrients the body can use.
A note on using this word
Can describe anything from a physical mechanism to an abstract method or set of rules, so context usually clarifies which kind is meant.
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