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Subsystem

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Subsystem"

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Word	Definition
sub-systemnoun	A group of related components that are part of a larger system.
subsetnoun	A group of things or people, all of which are in a specified larger group.
subnoun	Clipping of submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun. [(US, Canada) A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll split lengthwise.]
subassemblynoun	An assembly that is assembled with others to form a larger assembly.
unitnoun	(mathematics) Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
elementnoun	(chemistry) Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.
sectionnoun	A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
componentnoun	A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
modulenoun	A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.
submodulenoun	A module making up part of a larger module.
microservicenoun	(computing) A small independent process that communicates with other processes, used to break down a complex task into many simpler components.
featurenoun	An important or main item.
nodenoun	(networking) A computer or other device attached to a network.
segmentnoun	One of the parts into which any body naturally separates or is divided; a part divided or cut off; a section; a portion.
partnoun	A portion; a component.
divisionnoun	(uncountable) The act or process of dividing anything.
branchnoun	The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
subunitnoun	Any subdivision of a larger unit.
cellnoun	(biology) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.
layernoun	A single thickness of some material covering a surface.