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closed system

noun

Thermodynamics.
  1. a region that is isolated from its surroundings by a boundary that admits no transfer of matter or energy across it.


closed system

  1. A physical system that does not interact with other systems. A closed system obeys the conservation laws in its physical description.
  2. Also called isolated system
  3. Compare open system
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of closed system1

First recorded in 1895–1900
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"North Korea is a very closed system and closed economy so they created a successful industry for hacking and laundering and they don't care about the negative impression of cyber crime," Dr Dorit Dor from cyber security company Check Point said.

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Or the TCM could be in an isolated chamber, evacuated of air, which is known as a closed system.

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However, it is difficult to say how this particular model reasons because it is a closed system.

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Because we have not fully aired the utter weirdness of having such a completely closed system such that nobody who litigates a Jan. 6 case at the Supreme Court can stand at the lectern and say, “Oh, by the way, that guy, he should not be here.â€

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Unlike cell phone or car batteries, those designed for grid energy storage do not have to function as a portable, closed system.

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