System
A system is a set of people and things working together as parts of one mechanism or an interconnecting network to form a complex whole. A software system refers to a set of inter-related software applications that produce unified results.
Definition
According to Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition),
- System. A set of interrelated and interdependent parts arranged in a manner that produces a unified whole.
According to the BABOK Guide (3rd edition),
- System. A set of interdependent components that interact in various ways to produce a set of desired outcomes.