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systems design

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Finnish: järjestelmäsuunnittelu — process or art of defining computer systems
  • Indonesian: perancangan sistem — process or art of defining computer systems
  • Indonesian: rancangan sistem — process or art of defining computer systems
  • Indonesian: desain sistem — process or art of defining computer systems
  • Malay: reka bentuk sistem — process or art of defining computer systems
  • Polish: projektowanie systemów — process or art of defining computer systems