subsystem

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A form of sub-system — A group of related components that are part of a larger system.

CommonScrabble 16

Meanings

nounsubsystem (plural subsystems)

plural subsystems

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of sub-system.

    This subsystem is waiting to become Exclusive after having issued an erase.

    2000, Mark D. Hill, Norman P. Jouppi, Gurindar S. Sohi, Readings in Computer Architecture, page 603
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    Juan made seven attempts to pervert the auton. One involved twelve hundred years of careful observation, timing the failure of various subsystems, maneuvering the auton into a position where he might take control and get transportation to resources in near space.

    1986, Vernor Vinge, Marooned in Realtime

    The main point in the diminutive and iminutive system is, however, not only that elements of two dialectally different subsystems of German have fused in the German component.

    2008, Max Weinreich, History of the Yiddish Language

Origin

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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