Main Entry:system Pronunciation:*sis-t*m Function:noun Etymology:Late Latin systemat-, systema, from Greek syst*mat-, syst*ma, from synistanai to combine, from syn- + histanai to cause to stand — more at STAND Date:1603
1 : a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole *a number system*: as a (1) : a group of interacting bodies under the influence of related forces *a gravitational system* (2) : an assemblage of substances that is in or tends to equilibrium *a thermodynamic system* b (1) : a group of body organs that together perform one or more vital functions *the digestive system* (2) : the body considered as a functional unit c : a group of related natural objects or forces *a river system* d : a group of devices or artificial objects or an organization forming a network especially for distributing something or serving a common purpose *a telephone system* *a heating system* *a highway system* *a computer system* e : a major division of rocks usually larger than a series and including all formed during a period or era f : a form of social, economic, or political organization or practice *the capitalist system*
2 : an organized set of doctrines, ideas, or principles usually intended to explain the arrangement or working of a systematic whole *the Newtonian system of mechanics*
3 a : an organized or established procedure *the touch system of typing* b : a manner of classifying, symbolizing, or schematizing *a taxonomic system* *the decimal system*
4 : harmonious arrangement or pattern : ORDER *bring system out of confusion
Main Entry:strategy Pronunciation:-j* Function:noun Inflected Form:plural -gies Etymology:Greek strat*gia generalship, from strat*gos Date:1810
1 a (1) : the science and art of employing the political, economic, psychological, and military forces of a nation or group of nations to afford the maximum support to adopted policies in peace or war (2) : the science and art of military command exercised to meet the enemy in combat under advantageous conditions b : a variety of or instance of the use of strategy 2 a : a careful plan or method : a clever stratagem b : the art of devising or employing plans or stratagems toward a goal 3 : an adaptation or complex of adaptations (as of behavior, metabolism, or structure) that serves or appears to serve an important function in achieving evolutionary success *foraging strategies of insects*
Jackpotismine, I dont really think there is any difference in an organized and established procedure, and a careful plan or method.