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systems design

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables
sys-tem-s de-sign
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process or art of defining the hardware and software architecture, components, modules, interfaces, and data for a computer system to satisfy specified requirements. One could see it as the application of systems theory to computing. Some overlap with the discipline of systems analysis appears inevitable. Design tools such as UML now address some of the issues of computer systems design and interfacing.

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Usage

Phrases

systems analysis systems engineering systems theory systems science

Frequently Paired Words

systems analysis systems engineering systems theory systems science

Questions

What does systems design mean?
The process or art of defining the hardware and software architecture, components, modules, interfaces, and data for a computer system to satisfy specified requirements. One could see it as the application of systems theory to computing. Some overlap with the discipline of systems analysis appears inevitable. Design tools such as UML now address some of the issues of computer systems design and interfacing.

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