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in the system vs on the system

Both 'in the system' and 'on the system' are correct, but they express different ideas. 'In the system' is used when referring to something that is contained or included within a computer or organizational system. For example, 'The data is stored in the system.' 'On the system' is used when referring to something that is physically placed on top of something ('on the speaker system') or is relevant to a system ("comments on the system").

Explained by Michele A.
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Last updated: July 15, 2024 • 60078 views

in the system

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'in the system' when referring to something that is contained or included within the system.

Examples:

The data is stored in the system.
There is a bug in the system.
The information is recorded in the system.

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Last updated: October 24, 2024

Aug 17, 2022 ... When referring to a piece of data. Should I say in the system? I feel like this is technically correct, but see on the system all the time.
Mar 9, 2017 ... ... in the system to satisfy the 32 slots that were requested by the application: hostname Either request fewer slots for your application, or ...
Jun 1, 2022 ... There are 573 rigid body modes in the system. This means some parts can move freely without causing deformation. Try to use the 'Eigen Modes'- ...
Mar 2, 2011 ... The Application is only a exe, no config file or others. "error creating the web proxy specified in the 'system.net/defaultproxy' configuration ...
Feb 5, 2014 ... '{VM NAME}' could not initialise. Not Enough Memory in the system to start the virtual machine {VM NAME}. The host has 16GB RAM, of which only ...
Dec 4, 2020 ... When it comes to making a good show, more isn't always better. Do you have enough slack in the system so you can pick and choose what's best ...
Oct 11, 2017 ... :white_check_mark: as Americans call it, in the system tray to indicate when fully syncronised. Thank you.
How to replace the urls in the System Page template? SOLVE. Hi,. I wanted to replace the default links with my personal one. Please see the screenshot below ...
Apr 8, 2019 ... You can use the "Composite Staytime" dashboard template to capture the average staytime for all the flowitem in the system. I have attached ...
Jan 31, 2024 ... Hello! When I try to create a journal transaction using a subaccount which is exist in the system and shows me on the subaccount list, ...

Alternatives:

within the system
inside the system
part of the system
contained in the system
included in the system

on the system

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'on the system' when referring to something that is located or accessible on the system.

Examples:

You can find the file on the system.
The software is installed on the system.
The document is saved on the system.

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Last updated: October 24, 2024

Aug 17, 2022 ... When referring to a piece of data. Should I say in the system? I feel like this is technically correct, but see on the system all the time.
May 12, 2021 ... The question asks how many files on the system have a .log extension. So my find command would start as: find / -type f -iname "*.log" 2>/dev/null | wc -l
Sep 3, 2024 ... ERROR: Process terminated. Couldn't find a valid ICU package installed on the system. Please install libicu (or icu-libs) using your package ...
"No ODAC driver is found on the System" after September 2023 Update ... Hello,. since I've updated our on-Premise PowerBI Report Server to the newest Version ...
Sep 27, 2020 ... SQL Data pull put stress on the system? ... We have a third party service that we use that isn't that great at reporting but everything in the ...
May 31, 2023 ... I'm seeing the following message in WebStorm suddenly. "Low disk space - Less than 50 MiB is left on the system directory partition...
Jul 7, 2020 ... Backup Status: Fail: Source cannot be mounted on the system. Failed to mount remote path //192.168.1.11/D! Cannot access remote, no matter what ...
GLib-GIO-ERROR**: No GSettings schemas are installed on the system · Ask Question. Asked 9 years, 6 months ago. Modified 3 years, 3 months ago.
Nov 3, 2010 ... "There may not be enough free space on the system partition to boot up your operating system after recovery"
Feb 10, 2017 ... I removed the _apt user by accident, and every time I update the software, I get this message: No sandbox user '_apt' on the system, can not ...

Alternatives:

located on the system
accessible on the system
available on the system
stored on the system
present on the system

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