システム
しすてむ
noun
system
1.
system; organized structure or method
an organized set of principles, procedures, or components working together as a unified whole
システムに障害が発生した。
A system failure occurred.
新しいシステムを導入する。
To introduce a new system.
このシステムは使いやすい。
This system is easy to use.
システム is a loanword from English "system." It is widely used in both technical (IT) and general contexts to mean an organized structure, method, or set of procedures.
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- システム開発: system development
- システム管理者: system administrator
- システム障害: system failure/outage
- システム構築: system building/construction
- オペレーティングシステム: operating system (OS)
SIMILAR JAPANESE WORDS:
- 制度: system (institutional/social — laws, rules, frameworks)
- 体系: system (organized structure of knowledge or theory)
- 仕組み: mechanism, how something works
- システム: system (broad use — IT, business processes, methods)
NOTE:
In everyday Japanese, システム often refers to the way something is organized: この店のシステム (how this restaurant works, e.g., ordering process).