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systems analysis

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The scientific analysis of systems, and the interactions within them.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 2

A range of techniques used especially in commercial computing in which the needs of a company or its staff are analysed and translated into a technical description of the necessary software - which is then created by programmers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning 3

analysis of all aspects of a project along with ways to collect information about the operation of its parts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: analysis, analytic thinking

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10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 系統分析 /系统分析 — analysis of systems
  • Finnish: systeemianalyysi — analysis of systems
  • German: Systemanalyse — analysis of systems
  • Indonesian: analisis sistem — analysis of systems
  • Malay: analisis sistem — analysis of systems
  • Polish: analiza systemowa — analysis of systems
  • Chinese Mandarin: 系統分析 /系统分析 — range of techniques
  • Finnish: systeemianalyysi — range of techniques
  • German: Systemanalyse — range of techniques
  • Polish: analiza systemowa — range of techniques