WordNet
system program
n. a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer [syn: systems program, systems software]
Usage examples of "system program".
A Defense Support System Program satellite over the Indian Ocean spotted the launch bloom.
Every living soul in the hyb tanks has an individual life-system program -- through the computer.
What we will look for in this instance is accessing of the power system program.
If a system program comes in without an access code that is cleared for entering system programs, it's dumped.