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subsystem

subsystem

11 5.6
A smaller part of a larger machine or program that does a specific job
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌbˌsɪstəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : subsistema
  • The navigation system is a crucial subsystem of the overall aircraft control system.
  • memory subsystem
  • system or subsystem
  • cache and memory subsystem

It's a change in energy of the subsystem A.

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Examples

  • The function of each subsystem and the interrelationship among subsystems are as follows:

    Academic text (1991)
  • Like its predecessors, the line or pole methods, SONAR is a subsystem of the larger marine transportation system.

    Academic text (2013)
  • So the, the thermal subsystem is very critical.

  • Systems can be small and simple or large, complex, and made up of smaller subsystems.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Again, due to the construction of the database, each of the subsystems will be identical.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Questions remain, however, about the influence of specific language subsystems on children's literacy skills.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The processor improvements will be coupled with a new L2 cache and memory subsystem.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The Ecuadorian Amazonia thus offers an opportunity to study an emerging urban subsystem in its formative years.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The change from a bus-based to a point-to-point switch-based memory subsystem improved the finite cache effects significantly.

    Academic text (1999)
  • We describe features of the POWER2 processor and memory subsystem that enhance RISC System/6000(TM) performance on commercial workloads.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

microsystem
vssubsystem
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A small part of a larger group, like a department or cell, that works on its own

is a system that forms part of a larger system without size restriction
submodule
vssubsystem
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A smaller part of a larger program or system that works alone

is a part that is itself a system rather than merely a component

How Independent

system
2.7
module
101 3.7
subsystem
  • Specialized
11 5.6
component
447 3.4

Surface Forms

subsystem singular
subsystems plural

Morphology

subsystem = system (transparent) = sub + system

The prefix 'sub-' (meaning under/part of) added to 'system' yields a smaller or subordinate system, which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

The word subsystem comes from the part sub- meaning 'under' or 'below' and the word system meaning 'a set of parts that work together'. So a subsystem is a smaller system that works inside a larger system, like the engine system inside a car.