System vs. Process
Systemnoun
A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members.
Systemnoun
(derogatory) Preceded by the word the: the mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as oppressive to the individual.
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(computing) A set of hardware and software operating in a computer.
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(mathematics) A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously.
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(music) A set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously.
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(physiology) A set of body organs having a particular function.
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(psychiatry) A set of alters, or the multiple personalities]] due to, for example, a dissociative personality disorder who contains them.
Systemnoun
A method or way of organizing or planning.
Systemnoun
An assemblage of objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some distinct method, usually logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects related by some common law, principle, or end; a complete exhibition of essential principles or facts, arranged in a rational dependence or connection; a regular union of principles or parts forming one entire thing; as, a system of philosophy; a system of government; a system of divinity; a system of botany or chemistry; a military system; the solar system.
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Hence, the whole scheme of created things regarded as forming one complete plan of whole; the universe.
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Regular method or order; formal arrangement; plan; as, to have a system in one's business.
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The collection of staves which form a full score. See Score, n.
Systemnoun
An assemblage of parts or organs, either in animal or plant, essential to the performance of some particular function or functions which as a rule are of greater complexity than those manifested by a single organ; as, the capillary system, the muscular system, the digestive system, etc.; hence, the whole body as a functional unity.
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One of the stellate or irregular clusters of intimately united zooids which are imbedded in, or scattered over, the surface of the common tissue of many compound ascidians.
Systemnoun
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole;
Systemnoun
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity;
Systemnoun
a complex of methods or rules governing behavior;
Systemnoun
a procedure or process for obtaining an objective;
Systemnoun
a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts;
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an organized structure for arranging or classifying;
Systemnoun
(physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium;
Systemnoun
the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole;
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an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized;
Systemnoun
a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network; a complex whole
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a set of organs in the body with a common structure or function
Systemnoun
the human or animal body as a whole
Systemnoun
a group of related hardware units or programs or both, especially when dedicated to a single application.
Systemnoun
(in chronostratigraphy) a major range of strata that corresponds to a period in time, subdivided into series
Systemnoun
a group of celestial objects connected by their mutual attractive forces, especially moving in orbits about a centre
Systemnoun
short for crystal system
Systemnoun
a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized scheme or method
Systemnoun
a set of rules used in measurement or classification
Systemnoun
organized planning or behaviour; orderliness
Systemnoun
a method of choosing one's procedure in gambling.
Systemnoun
the prevailing political or social order, especially when regarded as oppressive and intransigent
Systemnoun
a set of staves in a musical score joined by a brace.
System
A system is a group of interacting or interrelated elements that act according to a set of rules to form a unified whole. A system, surrounded and influenced by its environment, is described by its boundaries, structure and purpose and expressed in its functioning.
Processnoun
A series of events which produce a result, especially as contrasted to product.
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(manufacturing) A set of procedures used to produce a product, most commonly in the food and chemical industries.
Processnoun
A path of succession of states through which a system passes.
Processnoun
(anatomy) Successive physiological responses to keep or restore health.
Processnoun
(legal) Documents issued by a court in the course of a lawsuit or action at law, such as a summons, mandate, or writ.
Processnoun
(biology) An outgrowth of tissue or cell.
Processnoun
(anatomy) A structure that arises above a surface.
Processnoun
(computing) A task or program that is or was executing.
Processverb
(transitive) to perform a particular process on a thing
Processverb
(transitive) to retrieve, store, classify, manipulate, transmit etc. (data, signals, etc.), especially using computer techniques.
Processverb
(transitive) to think about a piece of information, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it in a modified state.
Processverb
To walk in a procession.
Processnoun
The act of proceeding; continued forward movement; procedure; progress; advance.
Processnoun
A series of actions, motions, or occurrences; progressive act or transaction; continuous operation; normal or actual course or procedure; regular proceeding; as, the process of vegetation or decomposition; a chemical process; processes of nature.
Processnoun
A statement of events; a narrative.
Processnoun
Any marked prominence or projecting part, especially of a bone; anapophysis.
Processnoun
The whole course of proceedings in a cause real or personal, civil or criminal, from the beginning to the end of the suit; strictly, the means used for bringing the defendant into court to answer to the action; - a generic term for writs of the class called judicial.
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a particular course of action intended to achieve a result;
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a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states;
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(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents;
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a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
Processnoun
a mental process that you are not directly aware of;
Processnoun
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant;
Processverb
deal with in a routine way;
Processverb
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition;
Processverb
perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information;
Processverb
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against;
Processverb
shape, form, or improve a material;
Processverb
deliver a warrant or summons to someone;
Processverb
march in a procession;
