subsystem
n.
subsidiary system, secondary system
System
System (from
Latin systēma, in turn from
Greek systēma) is a set of
entities, real or abstract, where each entity interacts with, or is related to, at least one other entity. There are natural and man-made (designed) systems. Natural systems may not have an apparent objective. Man-made systems normally have purpose, objectives. They are “designed to work as a coherent entity”. Any object which is not part of that system is part of the system environment. Systems usually interact also with some objects in their environment, by means of some of their components.
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subsystem
Noun
1. a system that is part of some larger system
(hypernym) system, scheme
Subsystem (das)
n.
subsystem, secondary system
subsystem