Bertillon system | a system or procedure for identifying persons |
care maintenance upkeep | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order, he wrote the manual on car care |
scheduled maintenance | maintenance at a regularly scheduled time |
buddy system | a cooperative practice of pairing two or more people together for mutual assistance or safety (especially in recreational swimming) |
maintenance criminal maintenance | the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community, unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit |
sustenance sustentation sustainment maintenance upkeep | the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence, they were in want of sustenance, fishing was their main sustainment |
water vascular system | system of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respiration |
air transportation system | a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air |
alarm warning device alarm system | a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event |
audio system sound system | a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound |
backup system | a computer system for making backups |
basic point defense missile system | a shipboard missile system |
brake system brakes | a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle |
bulletin board system bulletin board electronic bulletin board bbs | a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest |
cable cable television cable system cable television service | a television system that transmits over cables |
closed loop closed-loop system | a control system with a feedback loop that is active |
color television colour television color television system colour television system color TV colour TV | a television that transmits images in color |
communication system communication equipment | facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information |
communication system | a system for communicating |
computer computing machine computing device data processor electronic computer information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
computer system computing system automatic data processing system ADP system ADPS | a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage |
control system | a system for controlling the operation of another system |
coolant system | a cooling system that uses a fluid to transfer heat from one place to another |
cooling system cooling | a mechanism for keeping something cool, the cooling was overhead fans |
cooling system engine cooling system | equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine |
coude telescope coude system | a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph |
data system information system | system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization |
defense system defence system | the weaponry available for the defense of a region |
drainage system | a system of watercourses or drains for carrying off excess water |
drive line drive line system | mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle |
early warning system | a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them |
electrical system | equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio |
electrical system electrical plant | utility that provides electricity |
exhaust exhaust system | system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged |
explosive detection system EDS | a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using Xay technology and computers, designed for use in airports |
fiber-optic transmission system fibre-optic transmission system FOTS | a communication system using fiber optic cables |
field-sequential color television field-sequential color TV field-sequential color television system field-sequential color TV system | an early form of color TV in which successive fields are scanned in three primary colors |
fire control system | naval weaponry consisting of a system for controlling the delivery of fire on a military target |
fuel injection fuel injection system | mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internalombustion engine, avoids the need for a carburetor |
fuel system | equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine |
gas system | facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service |
Global Positioning System GPS | a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver |
guidance system guidance device | a system of equipment for automatically guiding the path of a vehicle (especially a missile) |
heating system heating plant heating heat | utility to warm a building, the heating system wasn't working, they have radiant heating |
hi-fi high fidelity sound system | equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity |
highway system | a transportation system consisting of roads for motor transport |
hub-and-spoke hub-and-spoke system | a system of air transportation in which local airports offer air transportation to a central airport where long-distance flights are available |
hydraulic system | a mechanism operated by the resistance offered or the pressure transmitted when a liquid is forced through a small opening or tube |
hydraulic transmission hydraulic transmission system | a transmission that depends on a hydraulic system |
ignition ignition system | the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internalombustion engine |