subsystem

See also: sub-system

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ system.

Noun

subsystem (plural subsystems)

1. Alternative spelling of sub-system
   • 1986, Vernor Vinge, Marooned in Realtime:

     Juan made seven attempts to pervert the auton. One involved twelve hundred years of careful observation, timing the failure of various subsystems, maneuvering the auton into a position where he might take control and get transportation to resources in near space.

   • 2000, Mark D. Hill, Norman P. Jouppi, Gurindar S. Sohi, Readings in Computer Architecture, page 603:

     This subsystem is waiting to become Exclusive after having issued an erase.

   • 2008, Max Weinreich, History of the Yiddish Language:

     The main point in the diminutive and iminutive system is, however, not only that elements of two dialectally different subsystems of German have fused in the German component.