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系統 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • establishment noun A business, organization, or institution, especially one with a physical location.
  • system noun A set of related parts that work together as a whole.

Senses

系統 is used for these senses in English:

  • system A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole. [from early 17th c.]

establishment — full definition

  1. noun A business, organization, or institution, especially one with a physical location.
  2. noun The act of setting something up permanently, or the state of being set up.
  3. noun The powerful, entrenched group in a society or field that tends to protect the existing order.

system — full definition

  1. noun A set of related parts that work together as a whole.
  2. noun A computer's hardware and software working together.
  3. noun A structured method or approach for organizing or doing something.
  4. noun The established institutions and authorities of a society, especially seen as impersonal or oppressive.
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