Why is a computer system considered a system?

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A computer "system" is only considered a system if the following conditions are met:
Functional Hardware is present, which runs functional software, which provides a product and/or service. Products and/or Services may be defined at almost infinite levels so be aware the product and or service may be displayed, used and/or produced by either the computer "system" itself or peripheral device(s) including but not limited to networked devices.

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