system in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   arrangement  organization  organisation  system 
   
2. 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"
   organization  organisation  system 
   
3. a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
   "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
   system  scheme 
   
4. 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"
   system 
   
5. a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
   "the body has a system of organs for digestion"
   system 
   
6. the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
   "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system"
   system 
   
7. 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"
   system  system of rules 
   
8. a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
   "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"
   system 
   
9. (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"
   system