system call

ˈsɪstəm kɔːl

Definition

Definition of system call - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

request by a program to the operating system for a service

TECH.

The program made a system call to access the file system..
A system call was made to allocate memory.
The software uses a system call to print documents.

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Expressions with system

old-boy system

system of favoritism among former classmates

He got the job through the old-boy system.

system crash

sudden failure of a computer system

The system crash caused data loss.

spoils system

system of rewarding loyal party members with public office

Many argued that the spoils system undermined meritocracy.

turnkey system

fully operational solution requiring no setup

They purchased a turnkey system to streamline operations.

break the system

cause a system to stop working

The new software update might break the system.

cheat the system

use dishonest methods to gain advantage

He tried to cheat the system by using fake documents.

Expressions with call

call around

make several phone calls to gather information

She decided to call around to find the best deal.

call for

request or demand something

The situation calls for immediate action.

call in

request someone to come for assistance or consultation

The manager decided to call in a consultant for expert advice..

call names

insult someone by using offensive or rude words

The children were punished for calling names at each other during recess..

call someone's number

contact someone by phone

I need to call her number to confirm the meeting time.

call in sick

inform work or school of absence due to illness

She had to call in sick today.

call it a day

exp.

stop working for the day

Let's call it a day and go home.

call it off

cancel or stop something

They decided to call it off due to bad weather.

call off

cancel or abandon a planned activity

They had to call off the meeting due to bad weather..

call on

visit someone for a short time

We will call on Grandma this afternoon.

Terms with system call included in their meaning

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page

message

call someone using a public address system

phone tree

information relay

system where people call others in a set order

public switched telephone network

technology

global system of interconnected telephone networks providing traditional voice call service

dial-out

telecommunications

system that starts a call or connection to another device

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French:appel système, ...
German:Systemaufruf, ...
Italian:invocazione di sistema, ...
Spanish:solicitud al sistema, ...
Portuguese:chamada de sistema, ...
Chinese:系统调用, ...
Japanese:システムコール, ...
Arabic:استدعاء نظام, ...
Hebrew:קְרִיאָת מַעֲרֶכֶת, ...
Russian:системный вызов, ...
Ukrainian:системний виклик, ...
Hindi:सिस्टम कॉल, ...
Bengali:সিস্টেম কল, ...
Catalan:crida de sistema, ...
Czech:systémové volání, ...
Danish:systemkald, ...
Dutch:systeemaanroep, ...
Greek:κλήση συστήματος, ...
Hungarian:rendszerhívás, ...
Khmer:ការហៅប្រព័ន្ធ, ...
Korean:시스템 호출, ...
Persian:فراخوان سیستمی, ...
Polish:wywołanie systemowe, ...
Portuguese (BR):chamada de sistema, ...
Romanian:apel de sistem, ...
Swedish:systemanrop, ...
Thai:การเรียกใช้ระบบ, ...
Turkish:sistem çağrısı, ...
Vietnamese:lệnh hệ thống, ...

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