systemproblem

noun
UK /ˈsɪstəmˌprɒbləm/
US /ˈsɪstəmˌprɑːbləm/

A systemproblem is a trouble with a whole set of parts that work together.

The slow computer was a systemproblem, not just one broken file.

SYNONYMS

glitchmalfunctionfaultbreakdownissue

RELATED WORDS

systemerrorbugfailuretroubleshooting

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A repeated difficulty caused by the way a group or organization is set up.

Late buses every morning are a systemproblem in the school.

3. A problem in a computer or machine's whole setup rather than in one small piece.

The engineer found a systemproblem in the network.

4. A hard situation that comes from many connected causes.

Fixing the park took a systemproblem approach with many helpers.