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'''System integration''' is defined in [[engineering]] as the process of bringing together the component sub-[[system]]s into one system (an aggregation of subsystems cooperating so that the system is able to deliver the overarching functionality) and ensuring that the subsystems function together as a system,<ref name="Heat">{{Citation| last = Gilkey| first = Herbert T | year = 1960| contribution = New Air Heating Methods| title= New methods of heating buildings: a research correlation conference conducted by the Building Research Institute, Division of Engineering and Industrial Research, as one of the programs of the BRI fall conferences, November 1959.| publisher=National Research Council (U.S.). Building Research Institute| place=Washington | pages = 60 | oclc =184031}}</ref> and in [[information technology]]<ref>For computer systems, the term "systems integration" has included the plural word "systems" although the singular form has also been used in referring to computer systems.</ref> as the process of linking together different [[computing]] systems and [[software]] [[software application|applications]] physically or functionally,<ref name="SICourse">{{Citation| title=CIS 8020 – Systems Integration| publisher=Georgia State University OECD}}</ref> to act as a coordinated whole.
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