instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

(physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium

a complex of methods or rules governing behavior

an organized structure for arranging or classifying

a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts

a procedure or process for obtaining an objective

the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole

an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized

a person in charge of managing and maintaining a computer system of telecommunication system (as for a business or institution)

an instruction that interrupts the program being executed and passes control to the supervisor

a time-of-day clock in a computer system

an electronic device in a computer that issues a steady high-frequency signal that synchronizes all the internal components

a computer user's instruction (not part of a program) that calls for action by the computer's executive program

an instruction that is either not recognized by an operating system or is in violation of the procedural rules

a system of reasoning

a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow

a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic

any notation for the representation of numbers

a complex of methods or rules governing behavior

a system of units used to express the weight of something

system of measurement for length and weight and duration

a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer

the system that makes food absorbable into the body

the system that makes food absorbable into the body

the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body

the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells

the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord

the section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord

the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing

the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine

characterized by order and planning

of or relating to taxonomy

a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished

a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished

in a systematic or consistent manner

the science of systematic classification

systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale

arrange according to a system or reduce to a system

an organizer who puts things in order

the habitual practice of systematization and classification

a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior

an organizer who puts things in order

systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale

arrange according to a system or reduce to a system

an organizer who puts things in order

a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela)

a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela)

affecting an entire system