computer system
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2.8
- noun
- /kəmˈpjuːtər ˈsɪstəm/
- Specialized
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sistema informático
- Many operations still use older computer systems and have no regular, planned means of upgrades.
- use a computer system
- information in computer systems
- a new computer system
And basically those assets are controlled centrally within that bank's computer system.
- And basically those assets are controlled centrally within that bank's computer system.
- I'm not discounting the fact that I do think that they're probing our systems, our computer systems, our industrial control systems.
- This example demonstrates how computer systems, far from being somehow objective, reflect human values, biases and blind spots.
- So as a senior computer systems designer during the Cold War years, my specialty was pattern recognition software.
- So some of this comes down to to to the ways in which we think about computer systems.
- However, now that many PCs like this cost less than many single ball computer systems, I've had lots of requests to set up one of these with Open Media Vault.
Examples
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Many businesses rely on a robust computer system to manage their data and operations.
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This example demonstrates how computer systems, far from being somehow objective, reflect human values, biases and blind spots.
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I wonder what their computer systems are like.
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It's a direct feed to our computer system.
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But your computer... your computer system has been here for a long time.
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We need only focus on four results an office computer system can provide.
Academic text (1993) -
Each of the eight authorities I visited had a computer system, but none was the same one.
Academic text (1994) -
They're all linked into the central computer system.
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The speed and accuracy of a properly implemented computer system cannot be matched by manual methods.
Academic text (1993) -
The impressive, weird computer system hums as it shifts programs, the unusual brain image changing colors.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
∞
2.7
A group of connected parts that work together as a whole, like a computer or machine
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3.6
A group of computers and software that work together to store and process information
A set of computers and programs that store, process, and find data automatically
A set of computers and programs that automatically store and manage employee data
How Complex
- Specialized
- Specialized
238
3.5
- Specialized
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3.2
- Specialized
69
2.8
6
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'system' (a collection of interacting components) modified by 'computer' specifies a collection of computers and related software/resources, which matches the given definition. This straightforward noun–noun compounding is cross-linguistically common and follows predictable English composition patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Computer system comes from the simple image of parts working as one: a computer (the machine) plus programs, storage and other devices making a system. Think of old rooms of big machines connected by cables—when they 'worked together' they became one unit, so today computer system means the computers and software that act as a single whole.