integrated

integrated
integrated in‧te‧grat‧ed [ˈɪntgreɪtd] adjective
1. an integrated system, organization etc combines two or more different parts, activities etc in a way that works well:

• Labour promised an integrated transport system to cover the whole country.

• Europe continues its effort to build an integrated market with uniform tax and business regulation.

2. an integrated part of a product is not separate from the rest of the product:

• The videophone contains an integrated camera and video screen.

3. COMMERCE an integrated company performs all the activities related to producing and selling its products, rather than just some of these activities:

• It's an integrated oil company, with production activity as well as refining and marketing operations.

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integrated UK US /ˈɪntɪɡreɪtɪd/ adjective
► combined to form a single thing: an integrated approach/system/view »

We need to take an integrated approach to cost reduction, as all departments have a part to play.

 integrated with sth »

It's important that our short-term financial targets are fully integrated with our long-term business strategy.

 integrated into sth »

Safety features are fully integrated into the design of our vehicles.

→ See also COMPUTER-INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING(Cf. ↑computer-integrated manufacturing)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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