system
Among the facilities provided by the System class are standard input, standard output, and error output streams; access to externally defined properties and environment variables; a means of loading files and libraries; and a utility method for quickly copying a portion of an array. [1]
Among the facilities provided by the System class are standard input, standard output, and error output streams; access to externally defined “properties”; a means of loading files and libraries; and a utility method for quickly copying a portion of an array. [2]
For example, in the human body the heart functions to support the circulatory system, which is vital to the survival of the entire body. [3]
The scientific research field which is engaged in the transdisciplinary study of universal system-based properties of the world is general systems theory, systems science and recently systemics. [...] Hard systems are associated with areas such as systems engineering, operations research and quantitative systems analysis. [4]
We choose the ?system of interest?, for natural systems, and we define and design our system of interest, for designed systems. [3]
Organizational theorists such as Margaret Wheatley have also described the workings of organizational systems in new metaphoric contexts, such as quantum physics, chaos theory, and the self-organization of systems. [4]
Loads the system library specified by the libname argument. [1]
Runs the finalization methods of any objects pending finalization. [2]
Terminates the currently running Java Virtual Machine. [1]
It is used in numerous different concrete contexts, and it is the subject of the basic engineering activities, such as: planning, design, implementation, building, and maintaining. [4]
Loads a code file with the specified filename from the local file system as a dynamic library. [1]
In management science, operations research and organizational development (OD), human organizations are viewed as systems (conceptual systems) of interacting components such as subsystems or system aggregates, which are carriers of numerous complex processes and organizational structures. [...] An economic system is a mechanism (social institution) which deals with the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services in a particular society. [4]
Returns an unmodifiable string map view of the current system environment. [1]
Sources:
[1] System (Java 2 Platform SE 5.0) (java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/
[2] System (Java 2 Platform SE v1.4.2) (java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/
[3] system: Definition, Synonyms from Answers.com (www.answers.com/topic/system)
[4] System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System)