Functioning
Functioning noun - Process or manner of functioning or operating.
System and functioning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "System" instead a noun "Functioning".
System
System noun - Something made up of many interdependent or related parts.
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Synonyms for System
Functioning and system are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Functioning" instead a noun "System".
Nearby Words: systematic, systemic
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- The Boy in the Plastic Bubble is a 1976 made-for-TV movie.The film centers on the life of Tod Lubitch (John Travolta), who was born with an improperly functioning immune system.
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In addition, the planet was still orbited by a functioning (and well cloaked) defensive system, which sprang eagerly to life upon the arrival of the Success.
- The real question is, how did a being with no functioning circulatory system manage to - ahem - get happy?
Source: But I Can't Be Pregnant!
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