Textual thesaurus for "system"

(noun) organisation, organization

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

(noun) system of rules

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

(noun) arrangement, organisation, organization

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

(noun) scheme

a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going