systemfunction
nounUK /ˈsɪstəm ˈfʌŋkʃən/
US /ˈsɪstəm ˈfʌŋkʃən/
A systemfunction is a job that a group of parts does together to make something work.
The heart's systemfunction is to pump blood around the body.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computing, a systemfunction is a built-in routine that a program can call to do a common task.
The programmer used a systemfunction to read the file.
3. In biology, a systemfunction is the special work done by a body system, like breathing or digesting.
Digestion is a systemfunction of the digestive system.
4. In engineering, a systemfunction describes what a whole machine or network is meant to do.
The systemfunction of the alarm is to warn people of danger.