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sub-system

sub-system noun: a group of related components that are part of a larger system.

Noun

sub-system (plural sub-systems)

  1. A group of related components that are part of a larger system.

Forms of sub-system

pluralsub-systems
alternative formsubsystem

Origin of sub-system

From sub- + system.

Questions about sub-system

What does sub-system mean?
Sub-system means a group of related components that are part of a larger system.
What part of speech is sub-system?
Sub-system is a noun.
What is the plural of sub-system?
The plural of sub-system is sub-systems.

Words near sub-system in the dictionary

  1. sub-subunderlease
  2. sub-subunderleases
  3. sub-superstition
  4. sub-superstitions
  5. sub-surface
  6. sub-system
  7. sub-systems
  8. sub-tenant
  9. sub-tenanted
  10. sub-tenanting
  11. sub-tenants

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