system Last modified: Wednesday, February 19, 2003
(1) A group of interdependent items that interact regularly to perform a task. (2) An established or organized procedure; a method. (3) A computer system refers to the hardware and software components that run a computer or computers. (4) An information system is a system that collects and stores data. (5) On Macintoshes, System is short for System file, an essential program that runs whenever you start up a Macintosh. The System provides information to all other applications that run on a Macintosh. The System and Finder programs together make up the Mac OS. (6) System often simply refers to the operating system.

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