subsystem

[ suhb-sis-tuhm, suhb-sis- ]

noun

1. a secondary or subordinate system.

Word History and Origins

Origin of subsystem¹

sub- + system

Example Sentences

Now, when you look at this autonomous environment, the vehicle itself has become a subsystem, and it is working in the system with other cars on the road and with the infrastructure, so the definition of systems have changed.

From MIT Technology Review

It was a system of systems, and those subsystems were body, chassis, powertrain, electronics.

From MIT Technology Review

Then, as they move from that concept, they’ll move into a preliminary design where they start optimizing the subsystems on the aircraft, because you’re trying to take out weight.

From MIT Technology Review

An adversary could also bypass code-signing restrictions that prevent unauthorized firmware from running in the Intel Management Engine, a subsystem inside vulnerable CPUs, and from there permanently backdoor the chip.

From Ars Technica

These tricks made all the difference—speeding up the termination proofs for the 10-rule subsystems and reducing runtimes to mere seconds.

From MIT Technology Review