RE: System (the word)

Subject: RE: System (the word)
From: Kim Roper <kim -dot- roper -at- vitana -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 12:50:47 -0400

Kent Christensen said:

> My first reaction to this is to suggest showing the colleague
> a dictionary,
> but it's probably not so simple. Additionally, the suspense
> was nearly
> palpable as I looked for Annika and other responders to use
> the word ... "subsystem!"
>
I agree. A subsystem is usually a neatly definable portion of a system. I
always think of a graphics card in a PC, but your mileage may vary.

I suspect that there are some mil spec definitions of "system" and
"subsystem" floating around.

Cheers ... Kim
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