Meanings
nounsystems design (uncountable)
- uncountableThe process or art of defining the hardware and software architecture, components, modules, interfaces, and data for a computer system to satisfy specified requirements. One could see it as the application of systems theory to computing. Some overlap with the discipline of systems analysis appears inevitable. Design tools such as UML now address some of the issues of computer systems design and interfacing.
Translations
Finnish järjestelmäsuunnittelu
- järjestelmäsuunnitteluprocess or art of defining computer systems
Indonesian perancangan sistem, rancangan sistem
- perancangan sistemprocess or art of defining computer systems
- rancangan sistemprocess or art of defining computer systems
- desain sistemprocess or art of defining computer systems
Malay reka bentuk sistem
- reka bentuk sistemprocess or art of defining computer systems
Polish projektowanie systemów
- projektowanie systemówprocess or art of defining computer systems
Portuguese design de sistemas
- design de sistemasprocess or art of defining computer systems
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APA
systems design. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/systems%20design
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“systems design.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/systems%20design. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “systems design,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/systems%20design.
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