STORAGE (Matter-Energy)
Charles François (2004). STORAGE (Matter-Energy), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 3211.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3211 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Methodology or model |
- “The subsystem which places matter or energy at some location in the system, retains it over time, and retrieves it”.
This is one of the 20 critical subsystems in J.G. MILLER's taxonomy of living systems (1978, p.3). Obviously this term is a generic one which covers a variety of different specialized storage subsystems.