centralized system

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meaningsofcentralizeandsystem

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centralize
verb[T]
uk
/ˈsen.trə.laɪz/us
/ˈsen.trə.laɪz/
to remove authority in a system, company, country, etc. from local places to one central place so that the whole system, etc. is under ...
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system
noun
uk
/ˈsɪs.təm/us
/ˈsɪs.təm/
a set of connected things or devices that ...
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Clearly, by reverting to a morecentralizedsystemthe party center felt that in 1989 it had devolved too much power to the ordinary members.
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While the system remained staffed by amateurs it failed to survive the pressure of war and was replaced by a professional andcentralizedsystem.
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Since independence, the excolonies managed their own internal economic affairs, but remained a part of thiscentralizedsystem.
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The approach adopted in this scheme is a radical departure from thecentralizedsystemtraditionally used in schools.
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First, thecentralizedsystemwas used to perform the multiple-robot simulation.
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Experiments were conducted to compare the performance of the proposed system with the performance of acentralizedsystem.
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First is the harsh and uninviting geological climate that, hostile to agriculture, hampered the development of acentralizedsystemof rule.
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It is, of course, impossible to deal with small packets of perishables, but it ought to be possible to have some lesscentralizedsystemof distribution than now.
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Thecentralizedsystemincorporated preexisting lower level divisions, and adopted the native chiefly structure.
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In the clientserver model, the server is often designed to be acentralizedsystemthat serves many clients.
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Polkit allows a level of control ofcentralizedsystempolicy.
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In a highlycentralizedsystem, the failure at the center proved fatal.
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Acentralizedsystemmanages a single database while distributed manages multiple databases.
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Nonetheless, operationally, it is highlycentralizedsystemwith administrative divisions organized into three tiers.
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In 1976 all the libraries in the district were connected in acentralizedsystem.
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Thecentralizedsystemwas seen as a more suitable option.
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With the introduction of piped water, such acentralizedsystembecame possible as larger quantities of water were necessary for water-carriage waste removal.
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Under his reign, he established many new government departments, acentralizedsystemof government employed by civil servants.
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As thecentralizedsystemcollapsed, the importance of songbun decreased.
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