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subsystem

/ˌsʌbˈsɪstəm/

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Other forms: subsystems

Definitions of subsystem
  1. noun
    a system that is part of some larger system
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    type of:
    scheme, system
    a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
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