subsystem

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English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ system.

Pronunciation

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Noun

subsystem (plural subsystems)

  1. Alternative spelling of sub-system
    • 1986, Vernor Vinge, Marooned in Realtime:
      Juan made seven attempts to pervert the auton. One involved twelve hundred years of careful observation, timing the failure of various subsystems, maneuvering the auton into a position where he might take control and get transportation to resources in near space.
    • 2000, Mark D. Hill, Norman P. Jouppi, Gurindar S. Sohi, Readings in Computer Architecture, page 603:
      This subsystem is waiting to become Exclusive after having issued an erase.
    • 2008, Max Weinreich, History of the Yiddish Language:
      The main point in the diminutive and iminutive system is, however, not only that elements of two dialectally different subsystems of German have fused in the German component.