delivery system
Americannoun
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any means or process for conveying a product or service to a recipient.
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any means or technology for administering a drug to a patient.
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the technology for conveying a nuclear weapon to a target.
Example Sentences
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These men are called dabbawalas and for more than a century they have kept Mumbai fed through a delivery system so precise it became world famous.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
As awareness increased in recent years, the demand for bioidentical estrogen and the transdermal patch as the preferred delivery system has gone up.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
Critics say targeting the delivery system is an imprecise solution that risks broader consequences.
From Salon ● May 2, 2026
The companies had accused Moderna of using their patented lipid nanoparticle technology—the delivery system featured in Moderna’s Spikevax Covid-19 vaccine—without permission.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
What items should be available, optimally, in an ideal health-care delivery system?
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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