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system of systems

Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

SoS

Definition(s):

  System of interest whose system elements are themselves systems; typically, these entail large-scale interdisciplinary problems with multiple heterogeneous distributed systems.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-160 Vol. 2 Rev. 1 under system-of-systems from System Engineering Handbook

  System of interest whose system elements are themselves systems; typically, these entail large-scale interdisciplinary problems with multiple, heterogeneous, distributed systems.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-160v1r1 from System Engineering Handbook

  Set of systems or system elements that interact to provide a unique capability that none of the constituent systems can accomplish on its own.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-160v1r1 from ISO/IEC/IEEE 21839:2019